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How to Say ‘I know Toyota well.’ in Japanese

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

watashi wa toyota o yoku shitsu te i masu

[wah-tah-shee wah toh-yoh-tah oh yoh-koo sheet teh ee mahss]

💬 Usage Tip: Structure: [私] + [は] + [トヨタ] + [を] + [よく知っています]. A clean example of topic + object + verb.

🇯🇵 In Japan: In real life, Japanese speakers may skip [私] and simply say [トヨタをよく知っています].

Phrase Breakdown

私

watashi

[wah-tah-shee]

I / me

The speaker refers to themselves politely.

Example

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

I know Toyota well.

は

wa

[wah]

topic marker

Marks 私 as the topic. Pronounced わ in this use.

Example

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

I know Toyota well.

トヨタ

toyota

[toh-yoh-tah]

Toyota

The company being talked about and known by the speaker.

Example

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

I know Toyota well.

を

o

[oh]

object marker

Marks トヨタ as the direct object of 知っています.

Example

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

I know Toyota well.

よく知っています

yoku shitsu te i masu

know well; am very familiar with

Used to say you know something well or are familiar with it.

Example

その会社をよく知っています。

I know that company well.

Words in this phrase

よく

yoku

[yoh-koo]

well

Describes the degree of knowing, meaning well.

Example

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

I know Toyota well.

知っ

shitsu

[sheet]

know

From 知る, to know. In this sentence it means know well or be familiar with.

Example

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

I know Toyota well.

て

te

[teh]

and / te-form part

Part of the continuous or resulting-state verb form.

Example

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

I know Toyota well.

い

i

[ee]

be / ongoing state part

Part of ています. With 知る, it indicates the state of knowing.

Example

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

I know Toyota well.

ます

masu

[mahss]

polite ending

Makes the verb polite for everyday conversation.

Example

私はトヨタをよく知っています。

I know Toyota well.

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