Nihongo

このアプリは快適かつ多機能なので人気がある。
- This app is popular because it is comfortable to use and feature-rich.

このアプリは快適かつ多機能なので人気がある。
This app is popular because it is comfortable to use and feature-rich.

This Japanese sentence "このアプリは快適かつ多機能なので人気がある。" means "This app is popular because it is comfortable to use and feature-rich." in English. It is an N2 Low-level example sentence.

Level: N2 Low
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Sentence

このアプリは快適かつ多機能なので人気がある。 meaning: This app is comfortable and multifunctional, so it is popular.

Grammar Point 1: ~は (Topic Marker Particle)

⚫︎The particle は indicates the topic of the sentence. ⚫︎In このアプリは, このアプリ functions as the main subject or topic being discussed. ⚫︎It sets the focus for the entire sentence that follows.

Grammar Point 2: かつ (Conjunction / Adverb meaning "and" / "as well as")

⚫︎かつ is a formal conjunctive word used to connect two adjectives, nouns, or clauses. ⚫︎It means and or not only... but also, joining 快適 (comfortable) and 多機能 (multifunctional) smoothly. ⚫︎It is often used in written Japanese or formal contexts at the N2 level.

Grammar Point 3: 快適 and 多機能 (Na-adjective and Noun/Noun-modifier)

⚫︎快適 is a な形容詞 (na-adjective) meaning comfortable or pleasant. ⚫︎多機能 functions like a noun or na-adjective meaning multifunctional. ⚫︎When connecting them with かつ, the copula is omitted from the first element, attaching かつ directly.

Grammar Point 4: ~ので (Reason / Cause Particle)

⚫︎ので expresses a logical reason or cause, similar to から (because). ⚫︎It attaches to the plain form of adjectives, verbs, and nouns. ⚫︎In 快適かつ多機能なので, it connects the reason (it is comfortable and multifunctional) to the result in the second half of the sentence.

Grammar Point 5: ~がある (Existence / Possession Auxiliary Construction)

⚫︎人気がある is a fixed expression meaning to be popular. ⚫︎Literally translated, it means there is popularity. ⚫︎が is the subject marker particle that indicates what exists with ある.

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