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Understanding Basic Japanese Sentences: Saying "A = B"

This lesson covers the fundamental pattern for building basic Japanese sentences that mean "A is B":

A は B です (A wa B desu).

What's Covered:

The basic sentence pattern for saying "A is B"
How です (desu) functions as "to be" (am/are/is)
The role of the particle は (wa)
How we can use longer noun phrases within the same basic structure

Vocabulary used:

わたし (watashi) - I
せんせい (sensei) - teacher
これ (kore) - this
くるま (kuruma) - car
あかい (akai) - red

Example Sentences:

I am a teacher. (わたし は せんせい です)
This is a car. (これ は くるま です)
My car is red. (わたし の くるま は あかい です)
That is Taro's car. (それ は たろう の くるま です)

Understanding this pattern provides a solid foundation for learning more complex grammar structures.

Learn more about です (desu):
https://8020japanese.com/desu

Learn more about the particle は (wa) and how it compares to が (ga):
https://8020japanese.com/wa-vs-ga

This lesson is from 80/20 Japanese: Foundations, a comprehensive course focused on helping you make sense of Japanese. Learn more at https://8020japanese.com/online-course

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:18 - How to say "A is B"
00:55 - Four example sentences using this pattern
02:50 - Understanding です (desu)
03:42 - The topic particle は (wa)
05:22 - Expanding elements using の (no)
08:08 - Key takeaways

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