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Nouns, Particles & Basic Sentences

Nouns, the は/が/を/の particles and basic XはYです sentences
は — topic particle
wa — topic particle
wa (written は)
Marks the topic; pronounced 'wa' though written は
です — to be (polite)
desu — is/am/are (polite)
desu
わたしは学生です = I am a student
AはBです
A wa B desu (A is B)
A wa B desu
Basic identity sentence pattern
が — subject particle
ga — subject particle
ga
Marks the grammatical subject; introduces new info
を — object particle
o — object particle
o (written を)
Marks the direct object: パンを食べます
の — possessive particle
no — possessive/linking particle
no
わたしの本 = my book (A の B = B of A)
も — also/too
mo — also/too
mo
わたしも学生です = I am also a student
これ / それ / あれ
this / that / that over there
kore / sore / are
kore (near me), sore (near you), are (far from both)
この / その / あの + noun
this/that + noun
kono / sono / ano
この本 = this book (used before a noun)
名詞に複数形なし
nouns have no plural
no plural form
本 = book or books; number from context