Japanese Words III

In Japanese Words Three, we will look at Japanese particles. This is an important subject if you want to master Japanese.

Let's begin with the particles
"wa," "ga" and "wo"

These particles will enable you to indicate the subjects of the sentence and the objects connected to the verbs.

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Let's look at the particles
"ni," "e" and "de"

These particles indicate what the action is directed to and where it is directed.

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Let's look at the particles
"no," "mo" and "Mou"

These particles indicate possession, "also" and "again/already".

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Let's look at the particles
"kara," "made" and "to"

Among other things, these particles are used to indicate the source, ending point and a listing of items.

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Let's look at the particles
"ya," "ka" and "shika"

Among other things, these particles are used to list things and to give the idea of "only," as in "I only waited 5 minutes."

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Let's look at the particles
"yo," "dake" and "demo"

Among other things, these particles are used to emphasise short phrases, convey the idea of supprise and "only" as in "Kevin was the only person I told."

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Let's look at Japanese adjectives

They are used much the same way as you use them in English.

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Let's look at more closely at Japanese Adjectives

To list two or more adjectives in a sentence or to put an adjective into the past, requires adding constructions to the stems of many adjectives.

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Comparing Adjectives

When you want to say, "I like cats more than dogs."

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Using mono

When you want to say somethind like:

"Kids used to go to bed by 7pm."

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Using DEMO and WAKE DEMO NAI

When you want to say somethind like:

"Even I know that!"

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Using TOKORO

When you want to say somethind like:

"I've just cleaned this room."

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Using aida ni and uchi ni

When you want to say somethind like:

"Please be quiet while I'm working."

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