Word order is fairly free in Japanese. The most important rule is to finish your sentence with a verb, or the copula (da/desu/etc). The copula is kind of like the verb "to be" in English. The general order is subject, object, verb. Disclaimer: Japanese sentences look nothing like English ones, and often have completely different structures. It may look daunting, but if you'll slowly get used to it. Here are few examples of basic structures. (Note: "ha" is read as "wa".) -[Subject] ha [noun/adjective] [copula]. This is used to talk about the state of something. That is, what or how something is. Examples: [English] I am a student. [Japanese] watashi ha gakusei desu. [English] He is cool. [Japanese] kare ha kakkoii desu. -[Subject] ha [noun] ga imasu/arimasu (imasu is for animate things, while arimasu is used for inanimate things) This is used to talk about possession. Examples: [English] I have an older brother. [Japanese] watashi ha ani ga imasu. [English] She has a pencil. [Japanese] kanojo ha enpitsu ga arimasu. -[Subject] ha [location] ni [verb]. This is used to talk about the direction of an action, most often the direction of movement. Bonus: It can also be used to talk about the location of a person or thing using the verbs "imasu" and "arimasu" respectively. Examples: [English] I went to school. [Japanese] watashi ha gakkou ni ikimashita. [English] I gave (it) to him. [Japanese] watashi ha (sore wo) kare ni agemashita. Bonus examples: [English] They are at the park. [Japanese] karera ha kouen ni imasu. (Only for living things like people and animals) [English] The bag is at school. [Japanese] kaban ha gakkou ni arimasu. (Only for inanimate objects.) -[Subject] ha [noun] ga [adjective] [copula]. This is used to describe an aspect of something. (Note: this doesn't translate directly between Japanese and English.) Examples: [English] She is tall. [Japanese] kanojo ha se ga takai desu. (Literally: Speaking of her, her stature is high.) [English] Canada has a small population. [Japanese] kanada ha jinkou ga sukunai desu. (Literally: Speaking of Canada, the population is few.)

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