Characteristics of the Japanese Language
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1. Japanese nouns have neither gender nor number. 2. The verb generally comes at the end of the sentence or clause. 3. Verb conjugation shows only two tenses, the present form, and the past form. 4. Verb conjugation is not affected by the gender, number or person of the subject. 5. Adjectives of one type are inflected to show present and past, affirmative and negative. 6. The grammatical function of nouns is indicated by particles (post-positions) 7. Many degrees of politeness are expressible in the Japanese language. |