Japanese Sentences with English Translations - Sentences [述]

'Verb' refers to the predicate verb. Predicate verbs change their form depending on the subject and the time expressed.

I'd like to say a word of thanks to all those gentlemen and ladies whose care I have been in.

There are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.

When indicating 'tense' in Chinese, as shown above, there are 'particles', 'time-specifying words' and also many cases where it depends on context.

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The party leader rattled on at great length about future policies.

The "predicate" is that part that shows the action in the sentence. In Japanese it would be the part that ends in "da", "suru", etc.

Will you please make a specific statement?

Will you please make a specific statement?

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

The reporter elaborated on the method of his investigation.

The secretary took dictation from her boss.

Critics may argue that all the foregoing characterizations are very abstract.

They all agreed to a man that this statement was true.

She indicated her reasons to us.

She made a wonderful speech at her friend's wedding reception.

She thanked him for his helpful advice.

She expressed her sentiments on the war.

She laid her ideas before her chief.

She could not state her own opinion.