"Ningen ga kurushindeiru" vs "ningen wa tsuyoi"


Ningen ga kurushindeiru means Humans are suffering while ningen wa tsuyoi
means Humans are strong.

My question is can't we just say Ningen wa kurushindeiru?

My reason for asking this is because "ga" according to the video tutorial I'm
watching is usually paired with verbs that mean to exist or verbs expressing
desire.

Ningen ga kurushindeiru does not express existence or desire. So I'm wondering
why the video I watched didn't just say Ningen wa kurushindeiru




I would recommend you [this
book](https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=0FDC2ED76A14C85D3ED3DAB27FABAC7F).
It has a great and comprehensive explanation about the difference between が
and は. I will just try to rephrase it in a concise way.

は

  1. sets the topic.
  2. puts emphasis on what follows it.
  3. gives the idea of distinction.

が

  1. sets the subject.
  2. puts emphasis on what is before it.
  3. answers an implicit who...?

> My reason for asking this is because "ga" according to the video tutorial
> I'm watching is **usually** paired with verbs that mean to exist or verbs
> expressing desire.

Usually but not always, が here is just doing what it always does, although it
has nothing to do with existence or desire.

* * *

Now to answer your question. The reason is that when anyone reads (or
write/say) a sentence, they imply a context with it. "I really hate banks" has
already a context assumed where it makes sense. Think about how you assume the
sentence to be said in an affirmative manner and not ironically to mean the
opposite.

Japanese people share these implied contexts and that sets the use of が of は
in isolated example sentences.

> 人間は強い  
>  (I know not about other beings but) as for humans, [humans/we/they] are
> strong.

> 人間が苦しんでいる  
>  (Who is suffering?) Humans are (the ones) suffering.

You can say 人間は苦しんでいる and it would imply what I marked for 人間は強い. It's not by
any means ungrammatical. My best guess is that Japanese people tend to use が
to mark things the like, desire, etc. and as a consequence when they think in
an isolated manner about a subject experiencing something they intuitively
choose が.

How they inductively acquire the language may also play a role here. I mean
how frequently a certain phrase is said within a given context.

Anyhow, it is just the way it is, as long as you understand the meaning of は
and が, you will acquire this implied contexts as you engage with Japanese
content.




I would recommend you [this
book](https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=0FDC2ED76A14C85D3ED3DAB27FABAC7F).
It has a great and comprehensive explanation about the difference between が
and は. I will just try to rephrase it in a concise way.

は

  1. sets the topic.
  2. puts emphasis on what follows it.
  3. gives the idea of distinction.

が

  1. sets the subject.
  2. puts emphasis on what is before it.
  3. answers an implicit who...?

> My reason for asking this is because "ga" according to the video tutorial
> I'm watching is **usually** paired with verbs that mean to exist or verbs
> expressing desire.

Usually but not always, が here is just doing what it always does, although it
has nothing to do with existence or desire.

* * *

Now to answer your question. The reason is that when anyone reads (or
write/say) a sentence, they imply a context with it. "I really hate banks" has
already a context assumed where it makes sense. Think about how you assume the
sentence to be said in an affirmative manner and not ironically to mean the
opposite.

Japanese people share these implied contexts and that sets the use of が of は
in isolated example sentences.

> 人間は強い  
>  (I know not about other beings but) as for humans, [humans/we/they] are
> strong.

> 人間が苦しんでいる  
>  (Who is suffering?) Humans are (the ones) suffering.

You can say 人間は苦しんでいる and it would imply what I marked for 人間は強い. It's not by
any means ungrammatical. My best guess is that Japanese people tend to use が
to mark things the like, desire, etc. and as a consequence when they think in
an isolated manner about a subject experiencing something they intuitively
choose が.

How they inductively acquire the language may also play a role here. I mean
how frequently a certain phrase is said within a given context.

Anyhow, it is just the way it is, as long as you understand the meaning of は
and が, you will acquire this implied contexts as you engage with Japanese
content.

