pOints tO remember

befOre we start tO learn the basic sentence cOnstructiOn, there are few things we need tO knOw...

1. when we cOnstruct an english sentence, for example;

the bOy drinks the milk. the bOy is the subject, drinks is the verb and the milk is the Object, hence SVO or subject, verb, Object.

in cOnstructing japanese sentences, hOwever, the arrangement Of the wOrds are SOV or subject, Object, verb. fOr example;

kOre wa hOn desu.

kOre (this)-subject

hOn(bOOk)-Object

desu(is)-verb

2. english nOuns dO change depends On whether it is singular Or plural in fOrm e.g. dOg Or dOgs. japanese nOuns, hOwever, dO nOt change. there are what we call 'cOunters' in japanese language which tells whether the subject is in singular Or plural in fOrm.

this alsO gOes fOr japanese prOnouns.

3. suffixes.

san-this is the japanese wOrd fOr mr. Or miss. the gender is neutral.

sama-this is More pOlite fOrm Of san. usually fOr custOmers Or impOrtant peOple.

4. there are nO japanese equivalent fOr articles like a, an or the.