The demonstrative pronouns in Japanese
Learn more about Japanese demonstrative pronouns! Demonstrative pronouns in Japanese are a set of words in the Japanese language that can be used when we want to refer to things that are in our
Possessive Pronouns in Japanese
Learn more about possessive pronouns in Japanese! In previous articles we found out how personal pronouns are written in Japanese. Today, we are going to understand how possessive pronouns are formed in Japanese. Possessive Pronouns in Japanese To form
Relating nouns in Japanese
The most common ways to express the relationship between two or more nouns in Japanese is by using the particle の between them. Relating Nouns in Japanese The particle の normally indicates three basic ideas: possession, origin and specialization.
です (desu) in Japanese: meaning, usage, and forms
Understand what です (desu) means, when to use this polite form, and how to differentiate nouns, adjectives, and verbs in Japanese sentences.
Japanese subject: how to identify and when to omit
Understand what the subject is in Japanese, how to differentiate it from topic and agent, when to use が, and why the subject can be omitted.