Do you know what Japanese verb forms to use when you are speaking (or writing) in Japanese? As a grownup, 80-90% of the time when you are communicating you will need to use MASU form. What is MASU form? That is the polite form of the verb that we use as we interact with others […]
Grammar
Basic Japanese Sentence Structure – What Matters?
Did you know that word order doesn’t matter much in Japanese sentences? Japanese sentence structure is quite different from a language like English. In English, word order determines the major part of the sentence. For instance, in the sentence, Chris called Melissa, if you switch the locations of Chris and Melissa the meaning of the […]
Japanese Particles Cheat Sheet – Can You Answer These?
Are you struggling with Japanese Particles? They are confusing, aren’t they? What Are Particles? Particles are grammatical markers that are attached to a word and indicate how the word functions in Japanese sentences. They are written either one of two Hiragana letters, and pretty much meaningless as isolated entities. For instance, the Particle NI に […]