Basic Japanese Grammar

by Bleiler, Everett F.

• ISBN13: 9784805311431
• ISBN10: 4805311436
• Edition: Bilingual
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-03-10
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub

Summary

Basic Japanese Grammar is a refreshingly clear, simple, and compact guide to colloquial, everyday Japanese. It teaches all the grammar you need in order to speak and understand simple spoken Japanese, but leaves aside the baggage of unnecessary or rarely used forms and constructions or forms that are more important for written Japanese. Covering only what is essential, it provides an efficient way for learners who have limited time to gain basic proficiency and begin to communicate naturally with other Japanese speakers. Basic Japanese Grammar is intended either for self-study or classroom use. In short, cogent chapters, it guides the user in logical order through the different parts of speech, verb forms, and typical sentence patterns in Japanese, while its straightforward explanations and helpful examples make comprehension as easy as possible. There is a glossary of English-language grammatical terms and an index, as well as an appendix on Japanese pronunciation.

Author Biography

Everett F. Bleiler, born in 1920, was an editor at Dover Publications where this book was originally published.

Table of Contents

How to Use this Book

Introductory Material

Nouns

Personal Pronouns

Using Nouns and Pronouns in Sentences

Particles Equivalent to Prepositions, Adverbs, Conjunctions

Words of Demonstration

Verbs

Adjectives

Adverbs

Verb Constructions and Adjective Constructions

Clauses and Conjunctions

The Language of Courtesy

Word Order

Forming Questions

Numbers and Counting Objects

Idiomatic Expressions

Japanese Pronunciation

Conjugation Tables for Japanese Verbs

A Glossary of Grammatical

Index

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