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How to Say ‘I study Japanese at night.’ in Japanese

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

yoru ni nihon go o benkyou shi te i masu

[yoh-roo nee nee-hohn goh oh ben-kyoh shee teh ee mahss]

💬 Usage Tip: Natural word order: Time ([夜に]) + Object ([日本語を]) + Verb ([勉強しています]). Japanese loves putting the verb at the end.

🇯🇵 In Japan: Mentioning when you study (like “at night”) sounds relatable in Japan—many people study after work/school.

Phrase Breakdown

よるに

yoru ni

at night

Time + に marks when you do something.

Example

よるにうんどうします。

I exercise at night.

Words in this phrase

よる

yoru

[yoh-roo]

night; evening

よる means night; often used to describe when you study.

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

に

ni

[nee]

at (time marker)

に marks the time: よるに = at night.

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

にほんごを

nihon go o

Japanese (language) (object)

にほんご (Japanese) + を marks it as what you study.

Example

にほんごをはなしたいです。

I want to speak Japanese.

Words in this phrase

にほん

nihon

[nee-hohn]

Japan (ni-hon part)

にほん = Japan; with ご becomes にほんご (Japanese).

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

ご

go

[goh]

language (go)

ご indicates a language name; にほんご = Japanese language.

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

を

o

[oh]

object marker (marks what is studied)

を marks the direct object: にほんごを (Japanese + object marker).

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

べんきょうしています

benkyou shi te i masu

am studying

Ongoing action: 'I study / I am studying' depending on context.

Example

いま、べんきょうしています。

I'm studying now.

Words in this phrase

べんきょう

benkyou

[ben-kyoh]

study

べんきょう means study; with します/しています it becomes “to study / am studying.”

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

し

shi

[shee]

do (as part of しています)

し from する; makes べんきょうする (to study).

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

て

te

[teh]

and/then (te-form connector)

て helps form している, expressing ongoing action.

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

い

i

[ee]

to be (as part of ている)

い is from いる; indicates “am doing” in polite progressive form.

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

ます

masu

[mahss]

polite ending (masu)

ます adds politeness to the verb phrase しています.

Example

よるににほんごをべんきょうしています。

I study Japanese at night.

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