Japanese Grammar: The no (の) particle When you want to say “my name” or “his friend” how will you say it in Japanese? In order to complete this exercise you’ll need to know the Japanese possessive called no (の). Take a look at this sentence: watashi no namae (わたし の なまえ). Notice that the no (の) goes between the word watashi (わたし) and namae (なまえ). Watashi (わたし) means “I” while namae (なまえ) means “name”. Since the no (の) possessive is after the watashi (わたし), you know that the person who is doing the possession is “I”. So in English this would change to the word “my”. Altogether the sentence watashi no namae (わたし の なまえ) means “my name”. The no ( の ) particle is used to connect nouns together. This means that the no ( の ) particle has a wide range of uses other than just a possessive particle. For example, wasada daigaku no gakusee ( わさだ だいがく の がくせい ) connects the noun daigaku ( だいがく ) to gakusee ( がくせい ). Let’s break th...
If you’re traveling to Japan, you may want to learn the days of the week (or youbi ) in Japanese to talk about your schedule. Let’s break down the days of the week and how to use them in a sentence. Days of the Week in Japanese Learning the days of the week can be easy for English speakers especially, because like English, each Japanese day ends with the same suffix. In English, it’s -day ; in Japanese, each day of the week ends with -youbi . Remember this suffix, and you’re halfway there! English Kanji Hiragana Romaji Sunday 日曜日 にちようび Nichiyoubi Monday 月曜日 げつようび Getsuyoubi Tuesday 火曜日 かようび Kayoubi Wednesday 水曜日 すいようび Suiyoubi Thursday 木曜日 もくようび Mokuyoubi Friday 金曜日 きんようび Kinyoubi Saturday 土曜日 どようび Doyoubi How to Remember the Days of the Week in Japanese These words might look daunting if you’re just beginning to study Japanese, especially since they’re pure kanji . The kanji for 曜日 (- youbi ) especially can be difficult to...
Numbers in Japanese 1 ichi 2 ni 3 san 4 yon / shi 5 go 6 roku 7 nana / shichi 8 hachi 9 kyuu / ku 10 juu Ichi, Ni, San, Yon, Go, Roku, Nana, Hachi, Kyuu, Juu 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go, Roku, Shichi, Hachi, Ku, Juu 11 Juu ichi 12 Juu ni 13 Juu san 14 Juu yon 15 Juu go 16 Juu roku 17 Juu nana 18 Juu hachi 19 Juu kyuu 20 Ni juu 21 Ni juu ichi 22 Ni juu ni 23 Ni juu san 24 Ni juu yon 25 Ni juu go 36 San juu roku 47 Yon juu nana 58 Go juu hachi 69 Roku Juu kyuu 70 Nana juu
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