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I'm reading a textbook and I have this example:
Takashi-san no ie wa doko ni arimasu ka?
Trying to understand why is arimasu used instead of desu I rephrased it like so:
Doko ga Takashi-san no ie desu ka?
and I can't tell the meaning difference. Is the second sentence wrong gramatically or logically? It's there a preference when it comes to using the first one?
Thank you in advance!
To rephrase the question with です desu, it's simply タカシさんの家はどこですか？ 'Takashi-san no ie wa doko desu ka?' While どこがタカシさんの家ですか？ 'Doko ga Takashi-san no ie desu ka?' is technically a valid sentence, it means 'What part of this (looks to you like it) is Takashi-san's house?'
