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Particles
Japanese Particles
| Particle | Usage |
|---|---|
| の NOT at the end of a sentence | shows possession. Kore wa watashi ___ pen desu. |
| を | follows a noun (direct object) & is before a verb. It marks the thing that receives the action. Watashi wa piano ____ hikimasu. |
| と | means and/with. Natalie ___ Nathan wa Nihon ni iku. |
| は | identifies the subject(s). Watashi ____ seito desu. |
| で | means by (ex: by car) Kuruma ___ ikimasu. |
| に | marks destination, or direction in which one is moving (use with go/come/meet/become/time such as days of week, month, etc) |
| ね | means eh? right? Yakisoba to tempura setto desu ____? |
| な | means eh? right? (more casual) Sore wa ii _____! |
| か at the end of a sentence | means it's a question (when using polite forms) Ashita ikimasu ____? |
| も | also, too. Watashi _____ ikimasu. |
| が | marks a subject when you want to emphasize WHO is doing something. Sensei _____ shimasu. |
| わ at the end of a sentence | women use this, it means "I'm telling you!" Watashi mo ikitai ____! |
| よ at the end of a sentence | women & men both use this, it means "I'm telling you! Watashi mo iku ____! |
| の at the end of a sentence | means it is a question. Ashita gakkou ni kuru ___? |
| で | means at/in a place (such as at home, at school, in Japan) Nihon ____ nani suru no? |
| で | follows a な adjective when joining it with another adjective . Kanojo wa henn ____, omoshiroi da. |
| が | means "but" at the end of a phrase (Nihon ni ikitai desu ___, okane ga nai.) |
| が | Marks the 2nd topic of the sentence. (Watashi wa Nihongo ___ hanasemasu.) |
| が | is always used with the "can do" (potential) form of verbs, Baskettobo-ru ____ dekimasu. |
| が | is always used with imasu/iru and arimasu/aru (to be/exist). Inu ____ iru. |