Utilization of Japanese subject

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Utilization of Japanese subject


Before you proceed with your study using Japanese example sentences, you need to know the most basic subject.

Here I will explain how the subject of English changes in Japanese.

Japanese Subjects
Japanese Subjects

I(わたし Watashi)



I
わたし(Watashi wa
わたし(Watashi ga
Myわたし(Watashi no
Meわたし(Watashi wo
わたし(Watashi ni


In English, the expression "私 (わたし Watashi)" changes, but in Japanese, the character following "私 (わたし Watashi)" changes. 

These characters are used in the same way for other people and objects.

You(あなた Anata)


Youあなた
(Anata wa
あなた(Anata ga
Yourあなた(Anata no
Youあなた(Anata wo
あなた(Anata ni

He(彼 かれ Kare)


He
かれ(Kare wa
かれ(Kare ga
Hisかれ(Kare no
Himかれ(Kare wo
かれ(Kare ni

She(彼女 かのじょ Kanojo)


She彼女
かのじょ(Kanojo wa
彼女
かのじょ(Kanojo ga
Her彼女かのじょ(Kanojo no
Her彼女かのじょ(Kanojo wo
彼女かのじょ(Kanojo ni

They(彼ら かれら Kare-ra)

These are "彼ら かれら Kare-ra" when referring to people, but they are changed to "これら Kore-ra" when referring to things.

They彼ら
かれら(Karera wa
彼らかれら(Karera ga
Their彼らかれら(Karera no
Them彼らかれら(Karera wo
彼らかれら(Karera ni

This(これ Kore)

In Japanese, the word "これ(Kore), あれ(Are), それ(Sore)" is not used to describe a person. The words "この(Kono), あの(Ano), その(Sono)" are the only exceptions used to describe people.

Thisこれ
(Kore wa
これ(Kore ga
(Kono
これ(Kore wo
これ(Kore ni

That(あれ Are)

Note that this is the same as "これ Kore".

Thatあれ
(Are wa
あれ(Are ga
(Ano
あれ(Are wo
あれ(Are ni

It(それ Sore)

Note that this is the same as "これ Kore".


Itそれ
(Sore wa
それ(Sore ga
(Sono
それ(Sore wo
それ(Sore ni

These(これら Kore-ra)

This word is mainly used to describe multiple things. An exception is when the word "people" follows.


These
これら
それら
これら
それら
(Kore-ra wa
(Sore-ra wa
(Kore-ra ga
(Sore-ra ga
これら
それら
(Kore-ra no
(Sore-ra no
Them
これら
それら
(Kore-ra wo
(Sore-ra wo
これら
それら
(Kore-ra ni
(Sore-ra ni

Those(あれら Are-ra)


Those
あれら
あれら
(Are-ra wa
(Are-ra ga
あれら(Are-ra no
Themあれら(Are-ra wo
あれら(Are-ra ni

Who(だれ Dare)


Whoだれ
(Dare ga
Whoseだれ(Dare no
Whomだれ(Dare wo
だれ(Dare ni
※There is not  "誰は(だれは Dare wa)" .

Which(どれ Dore)


Which
どれ
どちら
どっち
(Dore ga
(Dochira ga
(Docchi ga
どちら
どっち
(Dono
(Dochira no
(Docchi no
どれ
どちら
どっち
(Dore wo
(Dochira wo
(Docchi wo
どれ
どちら
どっち
(Dore ni
(Dochira ni
(Docchi ni
※There are not  "どれは(Dore wa)" and "どちらは(Dochira wa)" .
"どちら(Dochira)" and " どっち(Docchi)" are words you use to make someone choose two things or people.


That's it for this time. See you.

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