In Japanese, when do we use は and when do we use は ?
Actually I am writing two sentences:

1. かれははしつています

2. かれらはカタカナをかいています

Where in the first sentence there is a は at the end of かれ. While in the second sentence, except for the は behind the かれら, there is still a を at the end. Can't I just say かれらはカタカナかいています?Why there is a を there?

I just begin my Japanese lesson and it is fun! Can anyone help me with that?

Question

In Japanese, when do we use は and when do we use は ?
Actually I am writing two sentences:

1.  かれははしつています

2. かれらはカタカナをかいています

Where in the first sentence there is a は at the end of かれ. While in the second sentence, except for the は behind the かれら, there is still a を at the end. Can't I just say かれらはカタカナかいています?Why there is a を there?

I just begin my Japanese lesson and it is fun! Can anyone help me with that?

Answer

1. かれははしつています。
The correct is かれははしっています with the small っ.
かれ= the subject   
は= particle (the particle は is always pronouced わ.)
はしっています= the "ing form" of the verb はしる (は of a word is always pronounced は.)

2. かれらはカタカナをかいています。
かれら is the subject of this sentence and は is the particle, so it must be pronouced わ.
を is used after the object, it's necesarry though there are exceptions.

I hope this helps you.

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彼らは　カタカナを　書いています。
を indicates カタカタ is the object of the verb 書いています。 so you can't eliminate を or your sentence could be sound childish.

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Both sentences are using は correctly. かれ refers to “he,” and かれら refers to “they.” So the first sentence is saying “He is running,” and the second sentence is saying “They are writing katakana.”

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You can say カタカナ書いています and 100% of Japanese can understand what you mean although proper Japanese is カタカナを
を just makes clear that it's objective word for verb 書く

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