How To Form A Sentence In Japanese (For Beginners)

Definition: The Sentences are groups of words that are used together to express a certain idea; in Japanese the sentence have a special structure you can see below.

General Form

Subject + Complement + Verb For example in the sentence: I play soccer

in Japanese this are: 私 は サ ッ カ ー を す る (Watashi wa sakka o suru)

• 私 (Watashi) = I

• サ ッ カ ー(sakka) = Soccer

• す る(suru) = Play

and

• は(wa) = This word is put after the subject for indicate who is the subject

• を(o) = This word is put after the subject for indicate who is the Complement

Examples:

• Miguel eats cake in the morning.

• ミ ゲ ル は 、 午 前 中 に ケ ー キ を 食 べ る

• Migeru wa, gozen-chū ni kēki o taberu.

• You play the guitar very well.

• あ な た は 非 常 に よ く ギ タ ー を 弾 く

• Anata wa hijō ni yoku gitā o hiku.

• She danced all at night.

• 彼 女 は 夜 に す べ て を 踊 っ た

• Kanojo wa yoru ni subete o odotta.

Interrogative Form

For the interrogative form in Japanese you must add the word ka to finish of sentence.

Subject + Complement + Verb + ka

Examples

• Juan is here?

• フ ア ン は こ こ で す か ？

• Fuan wa kokodesu ka?

• Do you like chocolate?

• あ な た は チ ョ コ レ ー ト が 好 き で す か ？

• Anata wa chokorēto ga sukidesu ka?

• What time is it?

• 今 何 時 で す か ？

• Ima nan-jidesu ka?