demonstrative pronoun
これ
これ
this (thing near the speaker)
Used here to point out or introduce the town being shown.
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Chapter 4 of 125
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This sentence introduces the town of Yokohama, using the demonstrative これ and the copula です to state that this is the town.
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proper noun
横浜
よこはま
Yokohama (city name)
The name of the town being introduced.
noun
町
まち
town, city, neighborhood
Dictionary form: 町
Refers to the town or city area being talked about.
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です／だ
Copula: desu / da
Links a noun or description to the subject; です is polite and だ is plain.
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これが、横浜の町ですね。
The copula です is used here to politely state that this is the town of Yokohama.
〜が
Subject particle ga
Marks the grammatical subject, often highlighting new or specific information.
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これが、横浜の町ですね。
The particle が marks これ as the subject, highlighting the specific thing being introduced.
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これが、横浜の町ですね。
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So this is the town of Yokohama.
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