🔗Syntax (Sentence Structure)
Syntax (Sentence Structure)
Japanese SOV word order, modification relationships, special sentence patterns
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Word Order (語順)
Japanese follows SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) order. Verb always at sentence end. Modifiers come before modified words.
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Modification (修飾関係)
Modifiers always precede modified words. Relative clauses directly modify nouns without relative pronouns. Adjectives and nouns can modify nouns.
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Formal Noun (形式名詞)
Nouns that lost lexical meaning serving grammatical functions: の(nominalizer)、こと(thing/fact)、もの(thing)、ところ(place/time)、わけ(reason)、はず(expectation)、つもり(intention)
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Double Subject (二重主語)
Sentences with two が-marked subjects: outer=topic/possessor, inner=real subject. Common with adjectives and potential forms.
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