Rules and Grammar Flashcards
What is the basic sentence structure?
Subject-Object-Verb
What is the present form of a verb?
ます (masu)
What is the past tense form of a verb?
ました(mashita)
What is the negative form of a verb?
ません(masen)
What is the past negative form of a verb?
ませんでした(masendeshita)
What do you put on the end of a sentence to make it a question?
か(ka)
What type of particle is “は (wa)”?
A topic maker
This particle indicates the topic of the sentence.
What type of particle is “が (ga)”?
A subject marker
This particle highlights the subject or introduces new information.
What type of particle is “を (o)”?
An Object marker
This particle indicates the direct object of a verb.
What type of particle is “に (ni)”?
A direction/time marker
This particle indicates the destination, time, or indirect object.
What type of particle is “へ(e)”?
A direction marker
This particle indicates the direction towards which something moves (often interchangeable with “に(ni)”).
What type of particle is “で(de)”?
A location marker
This particle indicates where an action takes place.
What type of particle is “と(to)”?
An And/with marker
This particle connects nouns or indicates companionship.
What type of particle is “の(no)”?
A possessive marker
This particle indicates possession or a descriptive relationship between nouns
What type of particle is “も(mo)”?
An also/too marker
This particle indicates inclusion or similarity
