I heard my sister knockat my door in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

わたし は いもうと が わたし の ドア を ノック する こと を ききました。

Romanized: Watashi wa imōto ga watashi no doa o nokku suru koto o kikimaa.

1. わたし (Watashi): "I" – the subject of the sentence.

2. は (wa): Topic marker, indicating that “watashi” is the topic.

3. いもうと (imōto): "Younger sister" – the object of the sentence.

4. が (ga): Subject marker for “imōto,” indicating she’s the one performing the action.

5. わたし の (watashi no): "My," indicating possession, so “my door.”

6. ドア (doa): "Door" – the item being knocked.

7. を (o): Object marker, indicating what is being acted upon.

8. ノック する (nokku suru): "To knock" – the action being performed.

9. こと を (koto o): "Thing" (nominalizes the verb phrase, turning it into a noun phrase), followed by the object marker.

10. ききました (kikimaa): Past tense of "to hear" (きく, kiku) – indicating the action already happened.

### Tips to Remember:

– Structure: Subject (わたし) + Topic Marker (は) + Subordinate Clause (subject + が + action description) + Main Verb Clause (ききました).
– Use の for possession.
– Use が for the subject within a subordinate clause.
– Nominalize verbs with こと to treat them as objects.

### Alternate Ways:

1. More casual:
– いもうとがドアをノックするのをきいた。
– Romanized: Imōto ga doa o nokku suru no o kiita.

2. With different verb form:
– いもうとがドアをノックしているのを聞きました。
– Romanized: Imōto ga doa o nokku e iru no o kikimaa.

3. Adding "sound":
– いもうとがドアをノックする音をききました。
– Romanized: Imōto ga doa o nokku suru oto o kikimaa.

4. Different formality:
– わたしは妹がドアをノックするのを聞いた。
– Romanized: Watashi wa imōto ga doa o nokku suru no o kiita.

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