Characteristics of Japanese Grammar
Here are some characteristics of Japanese grammar.
- Japanese nouns have no gender (languages such as French or Spanish do) or number (there is no singular or plural).
- Senshuu watashi wa hon o san-satsu yonda. (先週私は本を三冊読んだ。) --- I read three books last week.
- Tsukue no ue ni hon ga arimasu. (机の上に本があります。) --- There is a book on the table.
- Watashi wa inu o ni-hiki katte imasu. (私は犬を二匹かっています。) --- I have two dogs.
- Tonari no inu wa yoku hoeru. (隣の犬はよくほえる。) --- The neighbor's dog often barks.
- Verb conjugation(will be covered in verbs section) is not affected by the gender or number.
- Watashi wa nihon-jin desu. (私は日本人です。) --- I am Japanese.
- Kanojo wa amerika-jin desu. (彼女はアメリカ人です。) --- She is American.
- Kare wa asu nihon ni ikimasu. (彼は明日日本に行きます。) --- He goes to Japan tomorrow.
- Karera wa asu nihon ni ikimasu. (彼らは明日日本に行きます。) --- They go to Japan tomorrow.
- Japanese verbs have only two tenses: the present and the past(will be covered in verbs section)
- Watashi wa maiasa shichi-ji ni okimasu. (私は毎朝七時に起きます。) --- I get up at seven every morning.
- Otouto wa hachi-ji ni okimashita. (弟は八時に起きました。) --- My brother got up at eight.
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