Japanese vs English: An Introduction
Japanese vs English: How they differ and how they relate Before you read: In grammar, sentences are broken down into some basic sections. I will focus on only three of them for this post. Words to know Subject : The topic of a sentence that one is speaking about. Example: David drives a car. David = subject Object : Something involved in an action, in relation to a verb, in a sentence. For simplicity, it can be thought of as the noun (or noun phrase) in a sentence. Example: David drives a car . A car = object Verb : The action that happens in a sentence. Example: David drives a car. Drives = verb The Grammar of the English Language Compared to Japanese English is a West Germanic language. The grammatical structure is (very) basically: Subject / Verb / Object Example: I / go / ...