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Japanese sentence structure follows SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) order, with the verb always at the end.
Japanese follows SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) word order. The verb always comes at the end of the sentence.
Example:
私は寿司を食べる。
I eat/will eat sushi.
Change the verb to past tense form.
Example:
私は寿司を食べた。
I ate sushi.
Use the negative form of the verb.
Example:
私は寿司を食べない。
I don't eat sushi.
Combine past and negative forms.
Example:
私は寿司を食べなかった。
I didn't eat sushi.
The subject receives the action. Use られる/れる form.
Example:
私は犬に噛まれた。
I was bitten by a dog.
The subject makes someone do something. Use させる/せる form.
Example:
先生は学生に本を読ませた。
The teacher made the student read a book.
Expresses ability or possibility. Use られる/える form.
Example:
私は日本語が話せる。
I can speak Japanese.
Expresses "if" conditions. Use the ば form.
Example:
雨が降れば、家にいる。
If it rains, I'll stay home.
Expresses ongoing actions. Use te-form + いる.
Example:
私は今勉強している。
I am studying now.
Makes polite requests. Use te-form + ください.
Example:
ここに座ってください。
Please sit here.
Place a verb phrase directly before a noun to modify it. No relative pronoun needed.
Example:
寿司を食べる人
A person who eats sushi