🇯🇵 Japanese
日本語 • Kana + Kanji
Plurals & quantity (how to talk about more than one)
A beginner strategy for plurals: learn a few patterns and lots of real examples.
Plural strategy
Plural is often optional and shown with context or counters.
- Don’t hunt for a single ‘rule’ — learn high‑frequency examples first.
- If plural affects articles/cases, learn it as part of the phrase.
私の本
watashi no hon
my book
この水
kono mizu
this water
ここにいます。
Koko ni imasu
I am here.
水がほしいです。
Mizu ga hoshii desu
I want water.
わかりません。
Wakarimasen
I don't understand.
英語を話しますか？
Eigo o hanashimasu ka
Do you speak English?
トイレはどこですか？
Toire wa doko desu ka
Where is the toilet?
これは私の友だちです。
Kore wa watashi no tomodachi desu
This is my friend.
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “my book”?