Learn
the difference between Japanese grammar and English grammar.
There are many difference between Japanese grammar
and English grammar. Although the order of sentence tells
you the function of main sentence parts in English, the particle
is a grammar marker in Japanese. In a Japanese sentence, all
words which are nouns is normally followed by a particle,
which tells you the function of the noun it marks.
Here are some examples for you to learn the difference
between Japanese grammar and English grammar.
| Learn the order of
writing. [Subject -> Object -> Verb] |
"I love you" - in English.
"I You Love" - in Japanese
In this case, we would like you to learn
the order of writing in Japanese.
"I" is the subject
of the sentence and comes at the beginning of the sentence
like English. However, "You" is the object
or noun of the sentence. Therefore,
it is placed before the verb, which
is "Love" in this case.
In English - I (Subject)
love (Verb) You (object or noun)
In Japanese - Watashi
wa (Subject) anatao (object or noun) aishiteru (Verb)
Do you see the difference?
We place Subject first, followed by Object
and Verb afterwords. |
| Learn how particles
are used. |
"I ate Japanese food" - in English.
"I Japanese food ate" - Japanese
As explaine, "I" is the subject
of the sentence and comes at the beginning of the sentence.
"Japanese food" is the object of the sentence.
So, it is written before the verb, "ate" in
this case.
This time, we would also like you to learn
about how the particle function in a Japanese sentence.
"Watashi", "I" is followed
by the particle, Wa. It marks the subject
of the sentence. Japanese food is followed by
the particle, Wo, and it marks the object of
the setence.
So, particles are always written after
the object or noun they mark. |
| More about particles |
"I went to see a movie by car"
- in English.
"I by car movie went to" - Japanese
Because of particles, the Japanese sentence
can be more adapatable in a way.
The above example shows another particle, de (by), and
the order of its Japanese sentence is "I by car
movie went to".
However, you could also write:
In this case, the order of its Japanese
sentence is "I movie by car went to".
But, remember, the verb is always written
at the end of the sentence.
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Today's Question:
So, how to write the following sentence in Japanese?
Please re-write the following sentence, "I
like an apple" in Japanese.
Is the order write?
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wa |
ta
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shi |
wa |
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su |
ki
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shi |
ta |
no |
ga |
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