Essentialj apanese grammar

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Nichiyōbi no ibento wa enki saremashita. The event on Sunday was postponed.

芥川龍之介の小説を読んだことがありますか。 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke no shōsetsu o yonda koto ga arimasu ka. Have you ever read a novel by Ryunosuke Akutagawa?

事故で10才の少年が死にました。 Jiko de jissai no shōnen ga shinimashita. A ten-year-old boy was killed in the accident.

こちらが友人の田中です。 (apposition) Kochira ga yūjin no Tanaka desu. This is my friend, (Mr.) Tanaka.

バスでポケットの中の財布を盗まれました。 Basu de poketto no naka no saifu o nusumaremashita. I had the wallet in my pocket stolen on a bus.

机の上の携帯電話はだれのですか。 Tsukue no ue no keitai denwa wa dare no desu ka. Whose is the mobile phone on the desk?

食事の後のデザートはアイスクリームにします。 Shokuji no ato no dezāto wa aisukurīmu ni shimasu. I’ll have ice cream for dessert after the meal.

2. After adjectival nouns

これもいいんですが,別の靴も見せて下さい。 Kore mo ii n desu ga betsu no kutsu mo misete kudasai. This is nice, but please show me another pair of shoes.

本当の理由は何ですか。 Hontō no riyū wa nan desu ka. What is the true reason?

3. After some particles

成田空港までの往復切符と片道切符を一枚下さい。 Narita kūkō made no ōfuku kippu to katamichi kippu o ichi mai kudasai. Please give me a round-trip and a one-way ticket to Narita Airport.

先生へのお中元は何がいいですか。 Sensei e no ochūgen wa nani ga ii desu ka. What is good as a midyear gift for the teacher?

被害者との交渉はなかなか難しい。 Higaisha to no kōshō wa nakanaka muzukashii. The negotiation with the victim is quite difficult.


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