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12-16-2010, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Maxful View Post
I have another question which I hope you don't mind me asking. For example, I am about to tell you that I bought a dog and this information is something new to you. Am I right to say:

犬を買いました。
No. It's は.

You are not new in any way because people know you already. It's the fact that you bought a dog that is new.

To describe a fact like that that is news to the listener, you make a change in the verb, not the particle after the subject.

犬を買ったです(よ)。
犬を買っただ(よ)。

If you want to use a subject pronoun, use ボク.
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If someone asked you, "Who bought a dog?", then you could say:

犬を買いました。
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