Subject and Object
Subject Maker (は)
When you want to make any noun subject you have to add は
(ha pronounced as wa).
For example
English: Hana Nakayama is funny person.
Japanese | 中山 | はな | は | おもしろい | ひと | です |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romaji | Naka Yama | Hana | wa | omoshiroi | hito | desu |
English | (surname) | (given name) | (subject marker) | funny | person | is |
Object Maker(を)
If you want to make some noun Object of a verb then you have to use を
(wo pronounced as o)
For example: English: Hana eats rice.
Japanese | はな | は | ごはん | を | たべます |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romaji | Hana | wa | gohan | o | tabemasu |
English | (name) | (subject marker) | rice | (object marker) | eats |
Verb form
Writing any root verb form in english starts with to
.
In japanese in place of to we use る
Now, love
noun form in japanese is あい
and verb form is あいす
hence to demonstrate root verb form we have to say to love
that is あいする
.
Present tense:
In present tense we use ます
after a root verb form ommiting ofcourse (る
)to
. Henece I love japan becomes in japanese わたし は にほん を あいします.
- Present continuous:
to use
ing
we useてい
. So I am loving Japan or I currenly love japan will be わたし は にほん を あいしています