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topic marker

grammatical particle used to mark the topic of a sentence; found in Japanese (は), Korean (은/는), Ryukyuan, Imonda, and (to a limited extent) Classical Chinese (者)
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Summary

topic marker ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • topic marker is a type of grammatical particle[2].
  • topic marker's P14940 is recorded as bll-344132153[3].

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Definition and Type

topic marker is a type of grammatical particle[2].

Why It Matters

topic marker ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[1] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_topic-marker_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{topic marker}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/topic-marker}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14940 → bll-344132153
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'br', 'en', 'es', 'vi', 'zh', 'zh_yue']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14940: bll-344132153"
  2. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → grammatical particle
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Main subject: topic"
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