raishuu sensei to mendansuru yotei desu.

to be

Breakdown of raishuu sensei to mendansuru yotei desu.

• と: companion particle
• 先せん生せい: teacher
• 来週らいしゅう: next week

Questions & Answers about raishuu sensei to mendansuru yotei desu.

Why are there spaces between the words? I thought Japanese normally doesn’t use spaces.

You’re right: normal Japanese writing usually does not use spaces.

So this would normally be written as:

来週先生と面談する予定です。

Spaces are often added in beginner materials to make the parts easier to see.

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How is this sentence put together grammatically?

A simple breakdown is:

• 来週 = next week
• 先生と = with the teacher
• 面談する = to have an interview / meeting
• 予定です = is the plan / is scheduled

So the structure is basically:

[time] + [person with whom you do the action] + [action] + 予定です

More literally, it is something like:

Next week, there is a plan to have a meeting with the teacher.

Natural English usually becomes something like I’m scheduled to meet with the teacher next week or I plan to have a meeting with the teacher next week.

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Why is there no subject like 私は?

Japanese often leaves out the subject when it is clear from context.

So even though English usually needs something like I, we, or the student, Japanese often just omits it.

In context, this sentence probably means:

• I am scheduled to meet with the teacher next week.
• or We are scheduled to meet with the teacher next week.

The listener usually figures it out from the situation.

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