This book will give you tips on how Japanese sentences are formed. One will read and learn how to form sentences correctly. And how to use proper Japanese grammar.
Compound nouns are when two nouns are joined together. When this happens, in Japanese, two nouns can be joined together when joined by the particle "no" (の). Particles will be explained later.
Example A: 英語の先生/えいごのせんせい・English teacher
Example B: 日本のクラス/にほんのクラス・Japanese class
Some compound nouns can be formed without the particle の, for example.
Example A: コーヒーカップ・Coffee cup
Example B: 貿易会社/ぼうえきがいしゃ・Trading company
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Noun Suffixes
There is a suffix used at the end of a noun that means it is a shop or it's a place where that item is sold. Almost like a meat shop or a specific market. This suffix is -ya (や/屋).
Example A: 肉屋/にくや・Butcher shop, butcher
Example B: 本屋/ほんや・Bookstore, clerk, owner
Example C: 寿司屋/すしや・Sushi shop, restaurant
As you have seen before, the suffix -san (-さん) can be used at the end of these examples to indicate a person working there is a clerk or shop owner.
Example: カメラ屋さん/カメラやさん・Camera shop clerk, owner
How will you be able to call someone an expert in a specific career or hobby? The suffix -ka (か) can be used at the end of a noun to signify a person's profession.
Example A: 芸術家 /げいじゅつか・Artist
Example B: 評論家/ひょうろんか・Commentator
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