It’s good that you thank your mom in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

おかあさんに れいをいうことは すてきですね。

1. おかあさんに (Okaasan ni)
– おかあさん (Okaasan) means "mom" or "mother."
– に (ni) is a particle that indicates the direction of an action or to whom the action is directed.

2. れいをいうことは (Rei o iu koto wa)
– れい (Rei) means "thanks" or "gratitude."
– を (o) is a particle used to mark the direct object of the action.
– いう (Iu) means "to say" or "to express."
– こと (Koto) means "thing" or "act," turning the verb into a noun phrase here, referring to the act of saying thanks.
– は (wa) is a topic particle, marking "れいをいうこと" (the act of saying thanks) as the topic of the sentence.

3. すてきですね (Suteki desu ne)
– すてき (Suteki) means "lovely," "wonderful," or "great."
– です (Desu) is a copula, roughly equivalent to the English verb "is."
– ね (Ne) is a sentence-ending particle that adds a nuance similar to "isn't it?" or "right?"

Alternate ways to express "It's good that you thank your mom":

1. おかあさんにかんしゃするのはいいですね。
– Romanized: Okaasan ni kansha suru no wa ii desu ne.
– Breakdown:
– おかあさんに (Okaasan ni) – "to your mom."
– かんしゃする (Kansha suru) – "to thank" or "to appreciate."
– のは (No wa) – turns the action into a noun phrase.
– いいですね (Ii desu ne) – "is good, right?"

2. おかあさんへのおれいはいいことですね。
– Romanized: Okaasan e no orei wa ii koto desu ne.
– Breakdown:
– おかあさんへ (Okaasan e) – "to your mom."
– の (No) – possessive particle.
– おれい (Orei) – "gratitude" or "thanks."
– は (Wa) – topic particle.
– いいこと (Ii koto) – "good thing."
– です (Desu) – copula verb.
– ね (Ne) – sentence-ending particle adding nuance.

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