Japanese Grammar : Lesson 1 ( Sentence Structure )

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In today's lesson we will learn about the very first grammar point you should know about the Japanese language.

That point being that the Japanese language word order differs from the word order of the English language.

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Lesson 1 notes:

Let's look at the word order of a basic sentence for both languages:

English word order: S.V.O (subject / verb / object)
Japanese word order: S.O.V (subject / object / verb)


Example sentences showing the differences in word order:

English --------- I eat apples (Subject / Verb/ Object)
Vs.
Japanese ----- I apples eat (Subject / Object / Verb)

As you can see, the word order in Japanese is peculiar to a native English speaker's ears. This is one of the first things you will learn about the Japanese language.

*The best way to familiarize yourself with the Japanese sentence word order is to study an infinite amount of sentence examples until this word order becomes familiar to your ears.

So, here some extra sentence examples with their literal translation to help you familiarize yourself with the Japanese sentence structure.


►Example 1: yuki ga daisuki desu.

-Literal translation word for word:
yuki = snow
ga= subject marker
(The topic "I" is implied but omitted in the Japanese sentence)
daisuki = like

-English meaning: I like snow.




►Example 2: kanojo wa kawaii onnanoko desu.

-Literal translation word for word:
kanojo = she
wa = topic marking particle
kawaii = cute
onnanoko = girl
desu = linking verb "to be" which can mean [is, am, are]

-English meaning: She is a cute girl.




►Example 3: anata no gakkou wa doko desu ka?

-Literal translation word for word:
anata = you
no = [particle added to a noun that indicates possession (Your)]
gakkou = school
wa = [topic marking particle]
doko = where
desu = linking verb that means (is, am,are etc)
ka = [particle that acts like the English question mark (?)

-English meaning: Where is your school?


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