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Here are the key points of this lesson: Omission of the subject (Xは) Using 'は' for clarity Nouns in Japanese” Omission of the subject (Xは) In Japanese, sentences often omit subjects when the context makes them clear, unlike in English where subjects like "I" or "it" are typically included.  For example, "I am a student," "My major is Japanese language," and "It is 12:30" translate into Japanese as "がくせいです," "にほんごです," and "12じはんです," respectively, without direct subjects. Using 'は' for clarity If the context doesn't provide clarity, Japanese sentences can start with a topic marked by "wa" (は in hiragana), indicating "As for X, it is Y.” For example,  “わたしは がくせいです" (As for me, I am a student), “せんこうは にほんごです" (As for my major, it is Japanese language), and "じかんは12じはんです" (As for the current time, it is 12:30). The particle "wa" (は), used to denote ...

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Here are books for Japanese learners.

1. Joshi (Particles) 

In any language, there are some difficult parts. As for Japanese language, most Japanese learners find Japanese sentence structure to be difficult and confusing. One of the biggest reasons for this is a postpositional word such as wa, ni, wo, ga etc. The postpositional word/words are called joshi in Japanese.

This book for people who find joshi difficult. If you're puzzled by the functions of joshi, if you are not too sure where joshi ought to go, if joshi is something of a mystery to you, then this book is for you.

For Kindle   Apple Books

Joshi the Basics


2. Kanji for Japanese learners in Hong Kong. 

This book is for Japanese learners in Hong Kong. Japanese learners in Hong Kong believe that it is easy for them to write kanji in Japanese since they use Chinese characters (kanji).

That is half right, but there are kanji which are very different in shape between Hong Kong and Japan. In this book, you can see those kanji different in shape.

The book is especially useful when writing Japanese kanji.

For Kindle
Kanji for  Japanese learners in Hong Kong











3. The Japanese Sentence Structure Pattern

This book is for learners who want help with Japanese grammar. In this book, all the sentence structures taught at the beginner level are covered.















4. JAPANESE FOR DAILY CONVERSATION

This book is for learners who want to know Japanese used in daily life. There are expressions used in real life and culture points such as society and customs in this book.














5. Learning Japanese Grammar

Have you ever been confused by the different grammatical terminology used to refer to the same grammatical concept in other textbooks? If so, this book is for you. It will help you to understand the terminology and the grammatical concept in different textbooks. 






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