Japanese grammary Flashcards
What is the basic sentence structure in Japanese?
Subject-Object-Verb (SOV)
True or False: Japanese uses articles like ‘a’ and ‘the’.
False
Fill in the blank: The particle ___ is used to indicate the subject of a sentence.
が (ga)
What does the particle を (wo) indicate in a sentence?
It indicates the direct object of a verb.
Which particle is used to indicate a location or direction?
に (ni) or で (de)
True or False: The verb always comes at the end of a Japanese sentence.
True
What is the function of the particle へ (e)?
It indicates direction towards a place.
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a question marker in Japanese? A) か B) も C) で
A) か (ka)
Fill in the blank: The particle ___ is used to indicate possession.
の (no)
What does the suffix ます (masu) indicate when attached to a verb?
It makes the verb polite.
What is the informal way to say ‘I am’ in Japanese?
私は (watashi wa) or just 僕 (boku) or 俺 (ore) depending on the context.
True or False: Japanese has a singular and plural distinction in nouns.
False
What is the function of the particle も (mo)?
It means ‘also’ or ‘too’.
Which of the following is used to express a negative verb form? A) ません (masen) B) ます (masu) C) だ (da)
A) ません (masen)
Fill in the blank: The word for ‘house’ in Japanese is ___
家 (ie)
What is the Japanese word for ‘friend’?
友達 (ともだち, tomodachi)
Multiple Choice: Which particle is used for contrast? A) が (ga) B) でも (demo) C) は (wa)
C) は (wa)
What does the particle から (kara) indicate?
It indicates the starting point or origin.
True or False: In Japanese, adjectives can function as verbs.
True
What is the polite form of the verb ‘to eat’ in Japanese?
食べます (たべます, tabemasu)
Fill in the blank: The word for ‘school’ in Japanese is ___
学校 (がっこう, gakkou)
What is the Japanese word for ‘water’?
水 (みず, mizu)
Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a common Japanese particle for listing items? A) と (to) B) で (de) C) に (ni)
A) と (to)
What does the suffix い (i) indicate in Japanese adjectives?
It indicates that the adjective is in its basic form (present tense).
