A Reference Grammar of Japanese

About this book

Have you ever wondered about a Japanese sentence your textbook fails to explain? Do you feel unsure about the use of "wa " "ga " and "mo?" Or what the rules and meanings of words in their literary forms are? If so you will find your answers in A Reference Grammar of Japanese the most comprehensive and reliable reference source available. With an extensive 105-page index the reader will quickly find explanations for particles such as wa ga mo ni and de; difficult nouns such as mono koto tokoro wake hazu and tame; sentence extensions such as ne yo sa yara and nari; verb tenses literary forms negative forms--in short everything concerned with the Japanese language. For the serious student this book is indispensable for clearing up the ambiguities of puzzling Japanese sentences.