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は particleN41 rule

The particle は: marking the topic

は marks what the sentence is about, which is not the same as its subject — the distinction that makes は vs が the most-asked question in Japanese grammar. It also carries a contrastive use.

Also known aswa particleは particletopic markerwa vs gaは и が

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N は … 、N は …は — contrast
は particle

は can mark contrast: “as for A … but as for B …”; it also attaches after other particles.

サッカー しますが、野球 しません。

サッカーは しますが、やきゅうは しません。

I play football, but I don't play baseball.

Beyond marking the topic, は contrasts two things, often with が (“but”): サッカーは します**が**、野球は しません.

は attaches after another particle to contrast it: 東京へは 行きますが… (へは), ここでは 話せません (では). It usually replaces を and が in the contrasted phrase.

In the textbooksMinna II, lesson 27