Today, we are going to introduce you another sentence structure, which is S+V+C.
S= suject
V=verb
C=complements (adjectives, nouns)
In this structure, the remarkable feature will be S=C.
For example,
・kare wa gakusei desu.
He is a student.
The subject(S) is He, and the complement(C).
In a formal conversation, always put start with a subject and end with a verb.
You can also change the order if you doesn't have to be formal.
・gakusei desu kare wa
The verb is a Be-verb, so you can't start with a verb in this structure even it's casual. (Important!)
"Am, is, are" are translated as ～desu.
Let's learn some complements, which are adjectives and nouns!
Adjectives
1. Onakasuiteiru ... hungry
2. nemui ... sleepy
3. tsukareteiru ... tired
4. taikutsushiteiru ... tired
Nouns
1. sensei ...teacher
2. gakusei ... student
3. isha ... doctor
4. shufu ... house wife
Now, let's make sentences with the complements!
1. Anata wa sensei desu. (You are a teacher.)
2. Watashi wa nemui desu.
3. Kare wa onakasuiteirun desu.(He is hungry) *put n after an adjective)
4. Watashitachi wa tukareteirun desu. (We are tired.)
★ The subjects we learned in the previous blog
I =watashi wa
You =anata wa
He = kare wa
She = kanojyo wa
We = watashitachi wa
They = karera wa
It = sore wa
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