Grammar

Things that make Japanese simpler to learn:

• verb forms don't change depends on person
• there are no articles
• pronouns are simple
• the language rules are extremely organized
• does not have tones

Sentence

Word order: Subject - Object - Verb.

Am / is / are

です is analogous to the English am, is and are.

Number in Japanese

There is no grammatical number in Japanese. 犬 (いぬ) can mean either a dog or dogs.

Particles

Indicates the purpose of the word.

の - indicates possession (of).
から - indicates origin (from).
ある (あります) - to exist (to have).
か - a question.