| A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns is a fundamental learning tool for all students of the Japanese language. For everyone from novice students to veterans, it is easy to lose sight of the essential nature of the Japanese sentence. The simple truth is that there are only three types of sentences in Japanese, and the confusing elements that distract its students are nothing more than modifications of these three fundamental types. This dictionary has been written specially to help get the most thorough comprehension possible. The dictionary features fifty key Japanese sentence patterns, as well as sixty-nine variations which cover all the patterns required for levels 3 and 4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. Each pattern and variation is clearly defined by a formula given in Japanese, romanization, and English. Sample sentences (both in single sentences and in dialogues) illustrate each pattern's usage in both polite and informal conversation. A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns is valuable both as a reference book and as a textbook that provides an overview of the Japanese sentence while buttressing the student's grasp of individual patterns. Naoko Chino, the author of the best-selling All About Particles and Japanese Verbs at a Glance, has again presented one of the more forbidding aspects of the language in a way that is both approachable and eminently comprehensible.
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