Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Lesson 1: (SVO & SOV)

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Lesson 1: (SVO & SOV)
    
        English is an SVO language…meaning (Subject-Verb-Object).
      
                ‘ Object’ answers WHAT


                         I ate WHAT ?!!!
                         I saw WHAT ?!!!
                         I did WHAT ?!!!
                                 etc.


       Japanese, however, is an SOV language…meaning (Subject-Object-Verb).   

English:      I           ate           the cake.
                 Subj      Verb          Object


Japanese:   I            the cake          ate.
                Subj         Object           Verb


Practice:
1.) I           watched      the television.
2.) You      ate               the cake.
3.) He        gave            an orange.
4.) We       saw             a radio.
5.) They    gave            a camera.


Answers:
1.) I             the television    watched.
2.) You       the cake              ate.
3.) He         an orange          gave.
4.) We        a radio                saw.
5.) They     a camera            gave.

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