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Originally Posted by AmgedIsmail
OK,
hello,
Is (ga が) also used as a Subject marker?
I noticed it in a website..
Sakura ga saita.
さくらがさいた。
Means: Cherry blossoms bloomed.
Shouldn't it be like:
Sakura wa saita.
さくらはさいた。
And you say (wa は) is not required to make a sentence.
So, you mean that subject is not always mentioned in a sentence??
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There are literally books written that try to answer the question you are asking. This is one of the most difficult parts of Japanese language learning for native English speakers.
This oversimplifies it, but it sounds like you are on square one, so maybe that's OK.
http://www.tofugu.com/downloads/japa...cheatsheet.pdf
Just because there isn't a は doesn't mean there isn't a subject. Look at your own example:
さくらがさいた。
A full sentence with no は.
However, as I mentioned earlier, the subject is often dropped when it is obvious what it is. Look at this sample conversation. This is how people really talk.
A: もう食べた？
B: ええ、食べた。
A: 何を？
B：ハンバーグとたまご。
A:おいしかった？
B: まあまあだった。
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What is in brackets is what isn't stated in Japanese that is stated in English.
A: Did
[you] already eat?
B: Yes,
[i] ate.
A: What
[did you eat]?
B:
[I ate] Hamburg steak and egg.
A:
[Did it] taste good?
B:
[It was] so-so.