Learn Japanese with a Japanese Grammar Designed for English Speakers
A Self-Study Japanese Grammar That Helps You Come Prepared To Class
step-by-step examples
To show you how to get from an English to a Japanese sentence structure.
All the essentials
Straightforward lessons that focus on the rules and not the exceptions. Covers the Japanese grammar taught in beginning college courses.
Study Tips
Tips to help you learn common Japanese verbs and word forms, and to remember them.
one point per chapter
In each bite-sized lesson, author Mutsuko Endo Hudson explains one grammar rule and illustrates it with English and Japanese examples.
Explained in English
To help you learn Japanese grammar from the point of view of a language you already speak.
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What Is Meant by Number and Counters?
Learn terms used in English and Japanese grammar such as number and counters—they play a minor role in English, but an important role in Japanese.
Step-By-Step Japanese Sentence Structure
Learn how to get from an English structure to an equivalent Japanese sentence structure. Our examples will take you every step of the way.
What are nouns, verbs and adjectives?
Learn what are parts of speech so you can identify English and Japanese nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions. This will help you choose the correct Japanese equivalent to the English word.
What are subjects and objects?
Learn to identify the function of words used in English and Japanese grammar so you can choose the correct Japanese equivalent to the English word.
Learn what are English and Japanese subjects, Japanese direct and indirect objects.