Estudio japonés.

I study the main language used in Tokyo.

Breakdown of Estudio japonés.

• estudiar: to study
• el japonés: Japanese

Questions & Answers about Estudio japonés.

Why doesn’t the sentence include yo?

Because Spanish often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

Here, estudio is the yo form of estudiar, so Estudio japonés already means I study Japanese.

You could say Yo estudio japonés, but that usually adds emphasis, such as:

• Yo estudio japonés, no chino.
• I study Japanese, not Chinese.

Without emphasis, leaving out yo is more natural.

What form is estudio?

Estudio is the first person singular present indicative form of estudiar.

So:

• estudio = I study / I am studying
• estudias = you study
• estudia = he/she studies

In this sentence, estudio is a verb, not a noun.

Could estudio also be a noun?