In Japanese, sentences follow a special order known as SOV. This stands for:

1. Subject (S): This is the person or thing doing the action.

   • Example: 私 (I) - "Watashi"

2. Object (O): This is what the action is being done to.

   • Example: りんご (apple) - "ringo"

3. Verb (V): This tells us what action is happening.

   • Example: 食べる (to eat) - "taberu"

When we put these parts together, a simple Japanese sentence looks like this:

• 私はりんごを食べる。
  (Watashi wa ringo o taberu.)
  Translation: "I eat an apple."

In this sentence, you can see that the verb comes last. That's an important part of SOV sentences. So, remember the order: Subject, Object, Verb!