What are Japanese particles? They are role-marking hiragana that follow nouns to explain the who, what, when, where, why, and how in a sentence. They are akin to the W-words of English.
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Japanese Sentence Structure
Aside from always having a verb at the end, Japanese does not depend on sequence. Japanese is a grammar defined by grammar particles, functional “words” that glue on to nouns to indicate what purpose the noun serves. Here we highlight some common Japanese particles in a slice of the ひらがな [hiragana] syllabary. You can practiceContinue reading “Japanese Sentence Structure”
Reverse Engineer some Japanese
We released an interactive toy of a page to help people break down Japanese Sentence Structure. “Reverse Engineer some Japanese.”
Giving and Receiving
This image shows the difference between the main verbs of giving and receiving in Japanese. Notice how with small changes in particles we change the active giver and receiver of the sentence. The が particle is a marker for the Subject of the sentence (or thought) and is the active one associated with the sentence-finalContinue reading “Giving and Receiving”
Articles in English versus Particles in Japanese
Check out this image, it shows how articles in English come before the primary terms and how particles in Japanese come after the primary terms. You can see that Particles in Japanese are like Post-term Articles (P+Articles) Cover up the articles and you’re speaking Japanese, Cover up the particles and you’re speaking English. Next: ReadContinue reading “Articles in English versus Particles in Japanese”