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    This document provides examples of basic Japanese sentence patterns using common particles like wa, ga, ni, de and no. It explains that wa marks the topic of a sentence, desu forms polite predicates, and ja arimasen is the negative form of desu used in daily conversation. Examples are given to illustrate relative clauses using no, possession with no, things made of or from something using no, and questioning by adding ka to a sentence. Let's practice is suggested with translations using no.

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    This document provides examples of basic Japanese sentence patterns using common particles like wa, ga, ni, de and no. It explains that wa marks the topic of a sentence, desu forms polite predicates, and ja arimasen is the negative form of desu used in daily conversation. Examples are given to illustrate relative clauses using no, possession with no, things made of or from something using no, and questioning by adding ka to a sentence. Let's practice is suggested with translations using no.

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    This document provides examples of basic Japanese sentence patterns using common particles like wa, ga, ni, de and no. It explains that wa marks the topic of a sentence, desu forms polite predicates, and ja arimasen is the negative form of desu used in daily conversation. Examples are given to illustrate relative clauses using no, possession with no, things made of or from something using no, and questioning by adding ka to a sentence. Let's practice is suggested with translations using no.

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    Simple sentence

    patterns
    Noun1 は Noun2 です。
    Noun1 ha Noun2 desu.
    は HA
     The particle ha indicates that the word before it is the topic of the
    sentence
    です DESU
     Nouns used with desu work as predicates
     Indicates judgment or assertion
     Polite
    わたし は フィリピンじん です。
    watashi ha firipinjin desu.
    Watashi = I FIRIPINJIN = FILIPINO

    あの人は医者です。
    anohito ha isha desu.
    Anohito = that person isha = doctor
    Noun1 は Noun2 じゃ ありません。
    Noun1 ha noun2 ja arimasen.
     Ja arimasen is the negative form of desu. It is the form used in daily
    conversation
     For formal speech or writing, deha arimasen is used.
    アンさん は エンジニア じゃ ありませ
    ん。
    Ann-san ha enjinia ja arimasen.
    Enjinia = engineer

    チェンさん は ぎんこういん じゃ あり
    ません。
    Chen-san ha ginkouin ja arimasen.
    Ginkouin = bank employee
    Sentence か
    sentence ka
     used to express the speaker’s doubt, question, uncertainty, etc. A
    question is formed by simply adding ka to the end of the sentence.
    A question ends with a rising intonation.
    Noun1 も Noun2 です。
    Noun1 mo Noun2 desu.
    も MO
     The particle mo indicates that the statement about the topic is the
    same as the previous topic
     “also” “too”
    アンさん は エンジニア です。
    Ann-san ha enjinia desu.
    Ann is an engineer.

    チェンさん も エンジニア です。


    Chen-san mo enjinia desu.
    Chen is also an engineer.
    Noun1 の Noun2
    Noun1 no Noun2
    の NO
     The particle no connects two nouns
     Noun1 explains what Noun2 is about
     Nihongo no hon Book about Japanese Language

     Noun1 owns Noun2


     Amy-san no kasa Amy’s umbrella

     Noun2 is made by or from Noun1


     UST Legazpi no gakusei Student of UST Legazpi
     Doitsu no kuruma German car
    WATASHI NO TOMODACHI NO TOMODACHI
    NO OTOUSAN HA DAIGAKU NO NIHONGO
    NO SENSEI DESU.

    MY FRIEND’S FRIEND’S DAD IS A JAPANESE LANGUAGE


    TEACHER IN UNIVERSITY.
    WATASHI NO TOMODACHI NO NIHONGO NO
    SENSEI NO KABAN DESU

    TOMODACHI = FRIEND
    KABAN = BAG
    RENSHUUSHIMASHOU!
    LET’S PRACTICE!
    USING THE NO PARTICLE, TRANSLATE
    THE FOLLOWING
     MY NAME
     MARY’S FRIEND (FRIEND > TOMODACHI)
     STUDENT OF Y UNIVERSITY
     PHILIPPINE DANCE (DANCE > DANSU)
     MY PHONE NUMBER (PHONE NUMBER > DENWA BANGO)
     YOUR NAME

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