A common starting pattern is topic は + object を + verb, with the main verb at the end: 私はパンを食べます. Modifiers come before the word they describe. Compare the examples, then use the table to build your own sentences.
The idea
Turkish often places the object before the verb: «Ben kitabı okurum». Japanese likewise commonly ends a clause with the predicate: 私は本を読みます. Unlike Turkish verbs, Japanese verbs do not change with the person of the subject. A common starting pattern is topic は + object を + verb, with the main verb at the end: 私はパンを食べます. Modifiers come before the word they describe. Compare the examples, then use the table to build your own sentences. Particles mark roles: を marks many direct objects, で the place of an action, and に or へ a destination. Time and place phrases often come before the object.
| Starting form | Form or example |
|---|---|
| 私は | パンを食べます |
| 本を | 読みます |
| 家で | 勉強します |
| 学校へ | 行きます |
Examples
- 兄は朝パンを食べます。My older brother eats bread in the morning.
- 友達と公園で話します。I talk with a friend in the park.
- 明日、学校で先生に会います。Tomorrow I will meet the teacher at school.
- 私は赤いかばんを買います。I buy a red bag.
- 妹は家で音楽を聞きます。My younger sister listens to music at home.
- 今日はコーヒーを飲みません。I will not drink coffee today.
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Watch out
The order of marked phrases can change for emphasis; it is not a rigid word-for-word template. A topic or subject can be omitted when context makes it clear.
Try it yourself
Put the parts in sentence order. （飲みます／私は／水を）
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私は水を飲みます
私は水を飲みます — A common starting pattern is topic は + object を + verb, with the main verb at the end: 私はパンを食べます. Modifiers come before the word they describe.
Choose the form that completes the sentence. 私は＿＿読みます。（本を／本が）
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本を
本を — Particles mark roles: を marks many direct objects, で the place of an action, and に or へ a destination. Time and place phrases often come before the object.
Choose the form that completes the sentence. 妹は家＿＿勉強します。（で／を）
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で
で — Particles mark roles: を marks many direct objects, で the place of an action, and に or へ a destination. Time and place phrases often come before the object.
Practice round
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Put the parts in sentence order. （飲みます／私は／水を）
Choose the form that completes the sentence. 私は＿＿読みます。（本を／本が）
Choose the form that completes the sentence. 妹は家＿＿勉強します。（で／を）
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Cover the examples. Make two new sentences using the pattern, then check them against the table.