Does this sentence make sense?


Does this sentence make sense?

> 山本さんは水曜日の食事 **が** 体に悪いと思います。

It's supposed to mean:

> I think Yamamoto's Wednesday meal was unhealthy (lit. bad for the body)

I'm particularly unsure about my use of the particle が.




> I think Yamamoto's Wednesday meal was unhealthy.

If this is what you want to say, I think you can say:

>   * 山本さんの水曜日の食事 **は** 、体に悪かったと思います。/ 体に良くなかったと思います。  
>  lit. "I think Yamamoto-san's Wednesday meal was bad for health. / not good
> for health."  
>  (more literal to "I think Yamamoto's Wednesday meal was unhealthy.")  
>  OR
>   * 山本さんは、水曜日の食事 **が** 体に悪かったんだと思います。/ 体に良くなかったんだと思います。  
>  lit. "As for Yamamoto-san, I think his Wednesday meal was bad for health. /
> not good for health."  
>  (which is closer to "As for Yamamoto-san, I think the problem was his
> Wednesday meal." / "I think Yamamoto-san's problem is that his Wednesday
> meal was unhealthy.")
>

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Your sentence:

> 山本さんは水曜日の食事が体に悪いと思います。

sounds a bit unnatural... You could instead say:

> 山本さんは水曜日の食事が体に悪いと思 **っています** 。

to mean "Yamamoto-san thinks that (every) Wednesday meal is unhealthy", or

> 山本さんは水曜日の食事が体に悪 **かった** と思 **っています** 。

to mean "Yamamoto-san thinks that his Wednesday meal **was** unhealthy."




> I think Yamamoto's Wednesday meal was unhealthy.

If this is what you want to say, I think you can say:

>   * 山本さんの水曜日の食事 **は** 、体に悪かったと思います。/ 体に良くなかったと思います。  
>  lit. "I think Yamamoto-san's Wednesday meal was bad for health. / not good
> for health."  
>  (more literal to "I think Yamamoto's Wednesday meal was unhealthy.")  
>  OR
>   * 山本さんは、水曜日の食事 **が** 体に悪かったんだと思います。/ 体に良くなかったんだと思います。  
>  lit. "As for Yamamoto-san, I think his Wednesday meal was bad for health. /
> not good for health."  
>  (which is closer to "As for Yamamoto-san, I think the problem was his
> Wednesday meal." / "I think Yamamoto-san's problem is that his Wednesday
> meal was unhealthy.")
>

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Your sentence:

> 山本さんは水曜日の食事が体に悪いと思います。

sounds a bit unnatural... You could instead say:

> 山本さんは水曜日の食事が体に悪いと思 **っています** 。

to mean "Yamamoto-san thinks that (every) Wednesday meal is unhealthy", or

> 山本さんは水曜日の食事が体に悪 **かった** と思 **っています** 。

to mean "Yamamoto-san thinks that his Wednesday meal **was** unhealthy."

