Japanese Grammar

Japanese grammar is characterized by its use of particles, which serve to indicate the grammatical functions of words within a sentence. Here are some essential particles to know:

• は (wa): Topic marker, indicates what the sentence is about

• が (ga): Subject marker, emphasizes the subject of the sentence

• を (o): Object marker, indicates the direct object of a verb

• に (ni): Indicates direction, place, or time

• で (de): Indicates the location of an action or the means by which an action is performed.