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(gakkou)

school

(youchien)

kindergarten

(shougakkou)

elementary school

(chuugakkou)

junior high school

(koukou)

high school

(daigaku)

university

(gakusei)

student

subject

object

verb

Tanaka-san wa
Mr. Tanaka

ringo o
apple

tabemasu.
eat.

terebi o
TV

mimashita.
watched.

Tom-san wa
Tom

"San" is a title of respect added to a name. (so it can not be used when referring to oneself.)
"Wa" and "o" are particles. They are like English prepositions, but they always come after
nouns. Particles are very important for proper Japanese sentence structure. I will introduce
them gradually later.

Composing questions in Japanese is easy! The word order remains the same, and a sentence
becomes a question by adding the particle "ka" at the end. Question marks are not used in
Japanese.
Tanaka-san wa
ringo o tabemasu ka.

Does Mr. Tanaka eat apples?

Tom-san wa terebi o mimashita ka.

Did Tom watch TV?

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