Title: Minihongo (EN) / 02 Grammar / 01 Sentence Shape
Tags: Sentence_Shape

GrammarName: Word Order
Example: 私(わたし)は 本(ほん)を 読(よ)む。
ExampleTranslation: I read a book. (I + book + read)
Explanation: Set the stage, then act. [who] [when] [where] [what] -> [action]. Verb always comes last. Particles mark which slot each word fills. Think of it like a movie: set the scene first, then roll.
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GrammarName: Omission
Example: 「何(なに)を 飲(の)む？」「水(みず)。」
ExampleTranslation: What will you drink? - Water.
Explanation: Drop what's known. Subjects, objects - anything established vanishes. This is the default.
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GrammarName: Existence / Possession
Example: 動物(どうぶつ)がいる。
ExampleTranslation: An animal is here.
Explanation: Existence IS possession. No separate "have" verb. いる for living, ある for everything else.
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GrammarName: Existence / Possession
Example: 本(ほん)がある。
ExampleTranslation: A book is here.
Explanation: Existence IS possession. No separate "have" verb. いる for living, ある for everything else.
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GrammarName: Existence / Possession
Example: 私(わたし)は 本(ほん)がある。
ExampleTranslation: I have a book. (as for me, a book exists)
Explanation: Existence IS possession. No separate "have" verb. いる for living, ある for everything else.
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GrammarName: Word Order
Example: 私(わたし)は 人(ひと)だ。
ExampleTranslation: I am a person.
Explanation: Set the stage, then act. [who] [when] [where] [what] -> [action]. Verb always comes last. Particles mark which slot each word fills. Think of it like a movie: set the scene first, then roll.
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