Basic Grammar
Basic Grammatical Structures
Now that we have learned how to write Japanese, we can begin going over the basic grammatical structure of the language. This section primarily covers all the parts of speech: nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs. It will also describe how to integrate the various parts of speech into a coherent sentence by using particles. By the end of this section, you should have a basic understanding of how Japanese works and how thoughts are expressed in Japanese.
Small typo. There is a typo
Small typo.
There is a typo on "Verb Basics" page. In table "Sample u-verbs" there is a row "待つ - matu". Should be "待つ - matsu". "s" is missed.
Actually, it's an issue of
Actually, it's an issue of what form of Romanji is used. There are several different methods and while the popular Hepburn method would translate it as 'matsu', there are other methods that would indeed translate it as 'matu'. All the more reason to learn Hiragana and Katakana well so you don't have to depend on Romanji.
nihon shiki. still correct
nihon shiki. still correct
Well, yes it should,
Well, yes it should, technically, but it was written literally as it is on the Hiragana table. It's sort of like writing "watashi ha" instead of "watashi wa" in romaji.
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