が versus は in 'これ は/ が あなた の くるま です か。 I'm learning through a book at the moment, and in one place it says 'これ は あなた の くるま です か。’ and in another, it says ’あれ が あなた の くるま です か。’ Why is one が and the o

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が versus は in 'これ　は/　が　あなた　の　くるま　です　か。 I'm learning through a book at the moment, and in one place it says 'これ　は　あなた　の　くるま　です　か。’　and in another, it says　’あれ　が　あなた　の　くるま　です　か。’ 　Why is one が and the other は? I know that これ is 'this' and あれ is 'that one over there'. Does that make a difference, or is it something else?

May 1, 2015 2:17 PM

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This is something that usually depends on the circumstance. これは　　　　the は refers to the car in a more casual tone.　So the person is casually asking if the car is yours あれが　　　　the が　refers to the car in a more serious tone ( it becomes the subject of concern ) , So the person is asking if the car is yours in a more dramatic ( serious ) tone.

May 1, 2015

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