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僕 は バカ だ — Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar flashcard

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僕ぼく は バカ だ

As for me, I am an idiot. 僕[ぼく]は is usually omitted if the topic is clear from context. は is the topic particle and is always pronounced わ. It's attached to a noun and identifies it as the topic of the sentence.

Card 29 of 2,076 in Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar.

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