Learn Japanese Japanese Sentence Structure and Word Order

Question 1

What is the typical word order in a basic Japanese sentence?

Accepted Answer

Subject-Object-Verb

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Subject-Verb-Object

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Verb-Subject-Object

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Object-Subject-Verb

Question 2

Which particle marks the subject of a sentence in Japanese?

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が

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を

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に

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で

Question 3

What does the particle は (wa) indicate in a Japanese sentence?

Accepted Answer

The topic of the sentence

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The direct object

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The location of action

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The time of action

Question 4

Which particle indicates the destination or direction of movement in Japanese?

Accepted Answer

に

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を

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は

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が

Question 5

How do Japanese i-adjectives behave differently from English adjectives?

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They conjugate for tense and negativity

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They never change form

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They always follow the noun

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They require a helper verb

Question 6

In a Japanese sentence, where is the main predicate (verb or adjective) placed?

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At the end

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At the beginning

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After the subject

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In the middle