Sentence Structures

Question 1

“Because” Sentence Structure

Answer 1

[reason] から [action]

Question 2

“Event Frequency” Sentence Structure

Answer 2

[Time Span] no [Times] [Verb]

Ex.いっかげつの十回かいほんをよんだ
(In one month, I read the book 10 times)

Question 3

Nothing and Nobody Sentence Structure

Answer 3

[Question Word] + も + [Negative]

ex. 何も かいません (I’m not going to buy anything)

だれも 何も いいません でした (nobody said anything)

Rules : No object marker needed

Question 4

Expressing Opinions (and special cases)

Answer 4

とおもいます

Verbs:
Use Casual Form before the とおもいます

Nouns and な-adjectives:
Add だ before the おもいます

Question 5

General Sentence Structure - Japanese

Answer 5

SOV
Subject, Object, Verb

(Ex. She Apple ate)

Question 6

When Saying “Someone said ___”

Answer 6

They are marked with が, not は

Question 7

How and What Sentences

Answer 7

どう + positive

Ex.

1. Let’s say you had a lot of options to choose from on what you can do tomorrow, and someone asks you “What are you going to do tomorrow?”

明日はどうしますか?

2. How was school?

学校はどうでしたか?

Question 8

[A] is More [Adjective] Than [B]
(2 ways)

Answer 8

[A] は [B] より [adjective]

OR

[B] より [A] のほう が [adjective]

Question 9

[A] is More [adjective]
(for example, if someone ask you which is more [adjective] and this is your response)

Answer 9

[A] のほうが [adjective]

Question 10

It (something already brought up in conversation) is More [Adjective] than [A]

Answer 10

[A] より [Adjective]

Question 11

Or

Answer 11

[A] か [B]

Question 12

When…(Time/Event and How to Use)

Answer 12

~時 (とき)

[noun] の時
ex. 十二歳の時 (When I was 12)

[い - adjective] 時
ex. わかk時 (When I was young)

[Casual-Form Verb] 時
ex. 食べない時 (When I don’t eat)