にほんご Japanese
I know Japanese is Subject + object + verb

But could someone go into a little more detail? time? place? adverb? adjective? etc...

I'm also looking for a good Japanese dictionary app if you have any suggestions

thanks!

Question

にほんご Japanese
I know Japanese is Subject + object + verb

But could someone go into a little more detail?  time?  place?  adverb? adjective?  etc...

I'm also looking for a good Japanese dictionary app if you have any suggestions

thanks!

Answer

Usually, you should place information in this order:

私は（I）、昨日(yesterday)、家で(at home)、一人で(by myself)、ご飯を(meal)、食べました(ate)。

私は（I) 一年前(a year ago) アメリカに留学して(go to the U.S to study)、MITで(at MIT) ソフトウエア工学を(software engineering),学びました(learned)

time -> place -> other info -> object ->  verb
It is bigger information to smaller.

It is like a movie shooting at a wider scope to narrower.

Imagine like this: 
"In 2019, on this planet in Japan at my home, on italki, to you, I am talking"
or remember Star Wars opening crawl, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....",