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)
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私 (Watashi) = I
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サ ッ カ ー(sakka) = Soccer
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す る(suru) = Play
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は(wa) = This word is put after the subject for indicate who is the subject
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を(o) = This word is put after the subject for indicate who is the Complement
Examples:
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Miguel eats cake in the morning.
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ミ ゲ ル は 、 午 前 中 に ケ ー キ を 食 べ る
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Migeru wa, gozen-chū ni kēki o taberu.
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You play the guitar very well.
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あ な た は 非 常 に よ く ギ タ ー を 弾 く
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Anata wa hijō ni yoku gitā o hiku.
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She danced all at night.
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彼 女 は 夜 に す べ て を 踊 っ た
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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
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Juan is here?
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フ ア ン は こ こ で す か ?
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Fuan wa kokodesu ka?
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Do you like chocolate?
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あ な た は チ ョ コ レ ー ト が 好 き で す か ?
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Anata wa chokorēto ga sukidesu ka?
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What time is it?
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今 何 時 で す か ?
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Ima nan-jidesu ka?