Why you can form sentences in Japanese without a subject
In Japanese, a sentence that does not have a subject is a correct sentence.
For example,
Both sentences are grammatically correct, but neither sentence has a subject.
Why can you make sentences without a subject in Japanese?
This is because in Japanese, a predicate is an essential element in a sentence.
A sentence is formed when there is a predicate and a complement that the predicate requires.
complement + Predicate
As long as these two elements are present, it can stand as a sentence. For this reason, even case particles are often omitted in conversation.
We learn that particles are important, but are omitted in conversation. This is because as long as the complement and predicate make sense as a sentence, the non-essential parts are omitted to make speaking easier.
Japanese sentences are divided into three types. This depends on which part of speech is in the predicate.
I will introduce the three types in this article.
