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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
Yeah, but that is absolutely not what you said. You basically made a categorical statement that が always indicates a specific bird. Of course the answer in this case doesn't use は! は is a topic particle (not a subject particle),\
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Take it in context. I
wasn't talking to you. I was talking to curiosityshop. He was having trouble using 'ga' and 'wa' so I wrote up some examples for him. They were meant to help
him get a better feel for them. I was writing to give the overall usage, not to cover the odd exceptions. This was not meant to be text book concise definitions.
when did I declare "categorically" that 'ga' means this and only this?
In fact, in the very first sentence I said there are no true english equvalince! Can't you read!
Even the examples I gave shows 'ga' functioning in two ways like Steven said. 1) operating like 'the' 2) showing exclusion 'I will be the one'
Think about it. Isn't it illogical for me to categorically declare 'ga' to mean only one thing when give examples of 'ga' functioning in two ways.
Read more carefully and don't jump to conclusions.