WORD ORDER

In English, we are all familiar with SVO = subject+verb+object. But in Japanese, it’s SOV = subject+oject+verb.

FOCUS

S O V
Watanabe-san wa ringo o tabemasu.
Mr. Watanabe apple eat.

Joe-san wa terebi mimashita.
Joe TV watched

Maria-san wa suika suki desu.
Maria watermelon like

‘wa’ and ‘o’ are participles rather like English prepositions and always used after nouns.

QUESTION FORMS

'ka' at the end is added and omit using question marks.

Watanabe-san wa ringo o tabemasu ka. (Does Mr. Watanabe eat apples?)
Joe-san wa terebi mimashita ka. (Did Joe watch TV?)
Maria-san wa suika suki desu ka. (Does Maria like watermelons?)