Japanese Grammar

Adjectives are essential building blocks for learning Japanese. How else are you going to explain how delicious that fatty salmon sushi was? The Japanese language has two types of adjectives: い-adjectives and な-adjectives. Both must be conjugated like verbs. In this article, we’re going to introduce 10 fail-proof Japanese adjectives that you’ll be certain to …

The Definitive Guide to Using Japanese Adjectives (With Examples)Read More »

Japanese is infamous for its tendency of omitting the subject in a sentence, but pronouns are still an important part of the language. Personal pronouns are especially numerous in Japanese, many have one or more honorific versions. Japanese personal pronouns are more commonly omitted as the subject of a sentence than impersonal pronouns are. In …

Japanese Pronouns: All You Need to KnowRead More »

In Japanese, particles are called 助詞 (joshi) or てにをは (tenioha). These one-syllable building blocks within a Japanese sentence follow immediately after a noun, verb, or adjective. They modify each of these words, indicating what the word’s role is within the sentence. In this article, we’re going to cover the major Japanese particles, how they work, …

What Are Japanese Particles? Understanding Wa, Ga, and MoreRead More »