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私は
わたしは(Watashi wa)
私がわたしが(Watashi ga)
My私のわたしの(Watashi no)
Me私をわたしを(Watashi wo)
私にわたしに(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あなたは
(Anata wa)
あなたが(Anata ga)
Yourあなたの(Anata no)
Youあなたを(Anata wo)
あなたに(Anata ni)

He(彼 かれ Kare)


He彼は
かれは(Kare wa)
彼がかれが(Kare ga)
His彼のかれの(Kare no)
Him彼をかれを(Kare wo)
彼にかれに(Kare ni)

She(彼女 かのじょ Kanojo)


She彼女は
かのじょは(Kanojo wa)
彼女が
かのじょが(Kanojo ga)
Her彼女のかのじょの(Kanojo no)
Her彼女をかのじょを(Kanojo wo)
彼女にかのじょに(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彼らは
かれらは(Karera wa)
彼らがかれらが(Karera ga)
Their彼らのかれらの(Karera no)
Them彼らをかれらを(Karera wo)
彼らにかれらに(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これは
(Kore wa)
これが(Kore ga)
この(Kono)
これを(Kore wo)
これに(Kore ni)

That(あれ Are)

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

Thatあれは
(Are wa)
あれが(Are ga)
あの(Ano)
あれを(Are wo)
あれに(Are ni)

It(それ Sore)

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


Itそれは
(Sore wa)
それが(Sore ga)
その(Sono)
それを(Sore wo)
それに(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
これらは
それらは
これらが
それらが
(Kore-ra wa)
(Sore-ra wa)
(Kore-ra ga)
(Sore-ra ga)
これらの
それらの
(Kore-ra no)
(Sore-ra no)
Them
これらを
それらを
(Kore-ra wo)
(Sore-ra wo)
これらに
それらに
(Kore-ra ni)
(Sore-ra ni)

Those(あれら Are-ra)


Those
あれらは
あれらが
(Are-ra wa)
(Are-ra ga)
あれらの(Are-ra no)
Themあれらを(Are-ra wo)
あれらに(Are-ra ni)

Who(だれ Dare)


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

Which(どれ Dore)


Which
どれが
どちらが
どっちが
(Dore ga)
(Dochira ga)
(Docchi ga)
どの
どちらの
どっちの
(Dono)
(Dochira no)
(Docchi no)
どれを
どちらを
どっちを
(Dore wo)
(Dochira wo)
(Docchi wo)
どれに
どちらに
どっちに
(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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