Japanese
Stroke order
Etymology 1
The hiragana character か ( ka ) with a dakuten (゛ ).
Pronunciation
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Syllable
が (romaji ga )
The hiragana syllable が ( ga ) . Its equivalent in katakana is ガ ( ga ) .
See also
(Hiragana ) 平仮名 ; あ ぁ , い ぃ , う ぅ ゔ , え ぇ , お ぉ , か ゕ が , き ぎ , く ぐ , け ゖ げ , こ 𛄲 ( 𛄲 ) ご , さ ざ , し じ , す ず , せ ぜ , そ ぞ , た だ , ち ぢ , つ っ づ , て で , と ど , な , に , ぬ , ね , の , は ば ぱ , ひ び ぴ , ふ ぶ ぷ , へ べ ぺ , ほ ぼ ぽ , ま , み , む , め , も , や ゃ , 𛀆 , ゆ ゅ , 𛀁 , よ ょ , ら ら゚ , り り゚ , る る゚ , れ れ゚ , ろ ろ゚ , わ ゎ わ゙ , ゐ 𛅐 ( 𛅐 ) ゐ゙ , 𛄟 ( 𛄟 ) , ゑ 𛅑 ( 𛅑 ) ゑ゙ , を 𛅒 ( 𛅒 ) を゙ , ん , ー , ゝ , ゞ , ゟ
Etymology 2
From Proto-Japonic *-nka .
Particle
が • (ga )
Indicates the subject of a sentence.
猫( ねこ ) が 餌( えさ ) を 食( た ) べた 。Neko ga esa o tabeta. The cat [is the thing that ] ate the cat food.
犬( いぬ ) が いる。Inu ga iru. There is a dog.
木( き ) が ある。Ki ga aru. There is a tree.
宛先( あてさき ) が 君( きみ ) のラブレター は どこ に出( だ ) せ ば届( とど ) く のかなatesaki ga kimi no rabu retā wa doko ni daseba todoku no ka na As for this love letter whose destination is you, where should I post it that it may reach you?
( formal ) conjunction ("but ")
Synonym: けれども ( keredomo )
犬( いぬ ) は好( す ) きだが 、猫( ねこ ) は嫌( きら ) いだ。Inu wa suki da ga , neko wa kirai da. I like dogs but I hate cats.
( formal ) Used to introduce a new topic into the discussion.
Synonym: けれども ( keredomo )
先日( せんじつ ) の件( けん ) ですが 、 [ …] senjitsu no ken desu ga , [ …] About that thing from yesterday; [ …]
( literary or Kagoshima ) possessive used to connect nouns, most often seen in place names as ヶ .
我( われ ) 々( われ ) が 心( こころ ) wareware ga kokoro our [collective] heart
富( ふ ) 士( じ ) 見( み ) ヶ 丘( おか ) Fujimiga oka Fuji View Hill
関( せき ) ヶ 原( はら ) Sekiga hara Gateway Plains (site of the Battle of Sekigahara )
おやっが oyagga father's ( Kagoshima dialect )
あにょが anyoga brother's ( Kagoshima dialect )
Used after interjected nouns to express contempt.
この くそ が !Kono kuso ga ! Fucker!
( literary possessive ) : ヶ ( ga )
Usage notes
Words that continue to be used with the literary possessive today include まま ( mama ) and ため ( tame ) .
言( い ) わ れるが まま ― iwareru ga mama ― (doing) as one is told
君( きみ ) が ため に ― kimi ga tame ni ― for you
See also
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of が – see the following entries.
【駕 】 J
[noun] vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
【蛾 】 H
[noun] a moth ( insect similar to a butterfly )
(This term, が ( ga ) , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as が , see Category:Japanese kanji read as が .)
(The following entries are uncreated: 賀 , 峨 , 衙 .)
Okinawan
Etymology 1
From Proto-Ryukyuan *ga , from Proto-Japonic *-nka ( “ nominative and genitive case marker ” ) . Cognate with Japanese が ( ga ) .
Pronunciation
Particle
が (rōmaji ga )
genitive case marker
Indicates possession : of , -'s
彼( あり ) が 書物( しむち ) ari-ga shimuchi His book
nominative case marker
Indicates the subject of a sentence.
彼( あり ) が 来( ち ) ゃん。Ari-ga chan. He came.
学生( がくそー ) が 毎日( めーなち ) 学校( がっこー ) んかい行( い ) ちゃびーん。Gakusō-ga mēnachi gakkō-nkai ichabīn. The students go to school everyday.
particle indicating purpose/intent; for ; to
魚( いゆ ) 取( とぅ ) いが 行( い ) ちゅん。Iyu tui-ga ichun. I will go (to ) catch a fish.
Usage notes
が ( ga ) is used for personal names or pronouns, ぬ ( nu ) is used otherwise. See *ga for details.
Etymology 2
Cognate with Japanese か ( ka ) .
Pronunciation
Particle
が (rōmaji ga )
final interrogative particle , similar to a question mark ("? "). Appear only in wh-questions,but followed by やー can be used in other interrogations.
今日( ちゅー ) や何( ぬー ) さびたが ?Chū-ya nū sabitaga ? What did you do today?
References
“が ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.
“が ” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary , 2019.
“ガ ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024) .