Category Archives: Grammar

This next grammar lesson is another overview. Japanese Word Classes covers nouns, pronouns, verbs, all three classes of adjectives, and particles. Verbs and adjectives especially will get a more detailed treatment in later lessons, as will demonstratives (“ko-so-a-do” words) and … Continue reading →

The second introductory grammar lesson, Desu and Masu, is now available. Desu is the Japanese copula, a verb meaning “to be”, and –masu is the polite verb suffix. Together with The Structure of a Japanese Sentence, this lesson covers the … Continue reading →

I’ve revised the introduction to The Structure of a Japanese Sentence and added a section on modifiers (i.e. adjectives and possessives), a glaring omission. More grammar coming up.

I was betrayed by WordPress’s auto-save function yesterday – lost the entire thing when it was 2/3 complete. Needless to say I won’t be relying on that ever again. Anyway, enjoy the first grammar-themed article, The Structure of a Japanese … Continue reading →