Particle

Sumaho de douga o torimasu “de” for instrumental and place In Particle 4, you learned that “de” is a particle used to indicate the places where kinetic actions are performed, such as “I study at the library” where “at the library” is expressed with “de.” However, “de” has another important meaning and function as a […]

Aka to pinku mo sukidesu “to” In Japanese, the particle “to” has additional functions when used with nouns. It can mean “and” or “with” in English. However, it is important to note that “with” in this context is not used in the same way as in English. It cannot be used to indicate tools or

Koko kara asoko made Here, you will learn about particles that enrich sentence expression in Japanese. In this lesson, we will focus on the particles “kara” and “made”. KARA MADE Indicates the starting point or reason (from, since) Indicates the endpoint or limit (until, to) “kara” and “made” “kara” “kara” means a starting point.  Toukyou

Firipin e ikimasu In this lesson, we will delve into particles that enhance the richness of sentence expression: “O” and “E”. These particles play crucial roles in Japanese grammar, indicating the direct object and direction or destination, respectively. WA GA O NI E DE NO Topic subject object point direction place, instrumental ‘s, of Particles

Nanasan no keetai Functions of particles The table below lists some particles and their meanings. By attaching these particles to words, the words gain effective functions. With these particles, the word order in Japanese is relatively flexible. Below are some key particles: wa ga o ni e de no Topic subject object point direction place,