- Introduction
- Basic Greetings
- Japanese Writing Systems
- Hiragana
- Katakana
- The Small "っ"
- Kanji
- Basic Sentence Structure
- Sources
Differing Sentence Structures
In Japan, the sentence structure is very different from that of English. In English, a Subject/Verb/Modifier sentence structure is used. However, in Japan, they state the Noun, then the modifier(s) and lastly the verb. See left and below.
Japanese Sentence Structuring
Noun Modifier Verb
わたしのなまえはテレサです
Watashi no namae wa Teresa Desu.
My name is Teresa.
In this case, わたしのなまえ (My name) is the subject. The modifier is テレサ (Teresa - my actual name). The verb is です, which means is.
わたしのなまえはテレサです
Watashi no namae wa Teresa Desu.
My name is Teresa.
In this case, わたしのなまえ (My name) is the subject. The modifier is テレサ (Teresa - my actual name). The verb is です, which means is.