Japanese sentences are very forgiving about the order of sentence components. The only thing we need to stick to is to place the (predicate) verb at the end of a sentence with or without a sentence ending particle (か or ね or よ).
You can place any of the elements on the left below in almost any order.
Explanation Video 1
Explanation Video 2
tools
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| えんぴつ | pencil |
| コップ | cup (usually glass without a handle) |
| スプーン | spoon |
| でんわ | telephone |
| はし | chopsticks |
| フォーク | fork |
| ペン | pen |
| ボールペン | ball-point pen |
Companion
| ともだち | friend |
| いっしょ | one lump, the same, together |
One more particles that were not mentioned in the video
だけ = only and だけ replaces は and を while it can be used with other particles.
わたしだけ パーティーに いきませんでした。
Only I didn’t go to the party (= it was me who didn’t go to the party.)いもうとは カレーの にくだけ たべます。
My sister eats only meat in a curry.ジョンさんだけが パーティーに きました。
Only John came to the party.とうふを おはしだけで たべました。
I ate tofu only with chopsticks.
Suggested Activities
Try to make up a few sentences with particles.
Do the exercises listed in Module 5 of the Moodle course.
Course: JLPT N5
