Explanation
Adverbs of time tell us when something happens.
In "We have class today", "We" is the subject, "have class" tells the main idea, and "today" tells the time. You can also move the time word to the front: "Today we have class." English often puts these words at the start or the end of a sentence. Japanese often puts the time word before the action, so learners may want to say "I yesterday went to the store." In English, say "I went to the store yesterday."
時間の副詞は、「いつ」を表します。
"We have class today." では、"We" が主語、"have class" が「授業がある」という内容、"today" が時間を示します。時間の言葉は前に出して、"Today we have class." と言うこともできます。英語では、こうした時間の言葉を文頭か文末に置くことが多いです。日本語は時間を動作の前に置きやすいので、"I yesterday went to the store." のように言いたくなりますが、英語では "I went to the store yesterday." と言います。
Examples
- I’m busy now. 私は今忙しいです。
- Today we have class. 今日は授業があります。
- I went to the store yesterday. 昨日、店に行きました。
- Are you free tomorrow? 明日は空いていますか。
- She is not here right now. 彼女は今ここにいません。
- The train arrives soon. 電車はもうすぐ到着します。
Common Mistakes
Japanese learners often say "I yesterday went to the store." The natural English order is "I went to the store yesterday." Also, do not add "on" or "in" before these time adverbs, so say "I will call you tomorrow," not "I will call you on tomorrow."
日本語の語順のまま "I yesterday went to the store." と言ってしまうことがあります。自然な英語は "I went to the store yesterday." です。また、"tomorrow" や "yesterday" の前に "on" や "in" はつけません。"I will call you tomorrow." が自然で、"I will call you on tomorrow." は不自然です。