父(ちち) chichiは wa普(ふ)通(つう) futsuuビール biiruを o飲(の)む() nomuが ga、今(こん)夜(や) konyaは waワイン wainを o飲(の)ん()だ() nonda。 My father usually drinks beer, but tonight he had wine. Literal Father [topic-は] usually beer [object-を] drink [but-が], tonight [topic-は] wine [object-を] drank. Contrasts a habitual action (普通ビールを飲む) with an exception (今夜はワインを飲んだ). The contrastive は on 今夜 emphasizes the departure from routine. familyalcoholdaily routinecontrastive は~が (but/contrast)
父(ちち) chichiは wa普(ふ)通(つう) futsuuビール biiruを o飲(の)む() nomuが ga、今(こん)夜(や) konyaは waワイン wainを o飲(の)ん()だ() nonda。 My father usually drinks beer, but tonight he had wine. Literal Father [topic-は] usually beer [object-を] drink [but-が], tonight [topic-は] wine [object-を] drank. Contrasts a habitual action (普通ビールを飲む) with an exception (今夜はワインを飲んだ). The contrastive は on 今夜 emphasizes the departure from routine. familyalcoholdaily routinecontrastive は~が (but/contrast)