は after adverbs


I don' understand what it means/adds on these sentences, since there's an
adverb before them and the particle can be omitted and it still makes sense

今 **は**...しない

目の前でこんなに弱られたら誰だって少し **は** 優しくなりますよ




> 今{いま} **は**...しない
>
> 目{め}の前{まえ}でこんなに弱{よわ}られたら誰{だれ}だって少{すこ}し **は** 優{やさ}しくなりますよ

This usage of 「は」 is for emphasizing the meaning of the preceding word. It
often implies a contrast as well.

> "I am not doing it _now_. (I might do it later on.)"
>
> "If a person became this weak before your very eyes, anyone would be a
> little bit more (if not by much) gentle."

「弱られたら」 is in the famous "suffering passive" form, meaning I had to use a
different grammar around the verb in my translation to make any sense in
English.




> 今{いま} **は**...しない
>
> 目{め}の前{まえ}でこんなに弱{よわ}られたら誰{だれ}だって少{すこ}し **は** 優{やさ}しくなりますよ

This usage of 「は」 is for emphasizing the meaning of the preceding word. It
often implies a contrast as well.

> "I am not doing it _now_. (I might do it later on.)"
>
> "If a person became this weak before your very eyes, anyone would be a
> little bit more (if not by much) gentle."

「弱られたら」 is in the famous "suffering passive" form, meaning I had to use a
different grammar around the verb in my translation to make any sense in
English.

