Basic Grammar Flashcards
Help understand basic sentence structure rules to improve general listening and begin to form simple sentences.
Topic marker
Wa
Direct object marker
O (direct object is the thing that receives the verb)
Possessive marker
No
Question marker
Ka
Where is the question marker placed in the sentence?
At the end of the sentence
Where is the topic marker placed in a sentence?
Immediately after the topic of the sentence. (The main subject that the sentence is about)
Where is the possessive marker placed in the sentence?
In-between two nouns to indicate that the first noun possesses the second noun aka the second noun is owned by the first noun.
Masu
Polite present tense of a verb (you add it to the ending)
Mashita
Polite past tense of a verb (you add it to the ending)
Masen
Polite, present, negative added to a verb ending
(It’s like adding a polite NOT to your verbs)
Ex. I will not play
Masen deshita
Polite, past tense, negative
Add to the end of a verb to creat a polite NOT
Ex. I did not play yesterday
Date marker
Ni means “on that date”
Placed directly after a day of the week or other time thing
Destination marker
Ni
Indicates that the location/place listed is the destination
Placed after the destination and before the verb
