Essential Japanese Grammar is an indispensable study guide for students of the Japanese language at all levels. Long the standard in Japanese language education, it provides clear, jargon-free explanations of how Japanese grammar works and offers hundreds of example sentences. An essential handbook for self-study or the classroom, students will find that a strong foundation in grammar is vital to those wishing to learn Japanese. Essential Japanese Grammar presents many unique features. First, grammatical terminology has been kept to a minimum so that extensive prior knowledge of grammar is not required. Second, abundant example sentences are written in Japanese characters ( kana and kanji ) followed by romanji and English translations. Third, the authors have tried to reveal aspects of grammar that may not be found in comparable grammar books-such as rare Japanese verbs, adjectival nouns, clauses, adverbs, etc. This Japanese grammar book contains: - Parts of speech. - Sentence constructions. - Conjugations forms. - Speech styles and tones. - Accentuation rules. - Essential words and functional elements. - An appendix for referencing and cross-referencing Japanese words. | Essential Japanese Grammar by MASAHIRO TANIMORI, Paperback | Indigo Chapters