Questions tagged [particles]

助詞. Non-inflecting function words which follow words, phrases, or entire sentences.

Questions that are related to the non-inflecting function words in Japanese that follow words, phrases, or entire sentences.

Each particle also has its own tag in the form particle-XX, where XX should be replaced with the usual rōmaji spelling of the particle.

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What does にと do?

I have a sentence that I'm having some trouble with. It's from a game called Tales of Graces -- basically, at one point you go to a garden and grab one of these rare flowers from there. The sentence is the description that is displayed when you view…
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Can the particle は be used twice?

Can the topic marker は be used twice in a sentence? For example, かれは日本語はいいですね。 Is that right?
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ending sentences with ように

I know that ように can be used like 'as' or 'like' and can also be used like 'ために'. But I was watching this TV show where they show 絵馬 and I noticed that almost all the wishes end with ように, which I couldn't understand at first. A web search turned up…
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When do you use は/に for どようびは/に?

There is a sentence in a worksheet that goes: どようびは ほんを よみます。Why is it not どようびに? When do I know which one to use and what is the difference? Spoke to my sensei and she said you can use something like: どようびには, which would still be right ... I didn't…
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How do you emphasize a word similar to using "The" in English

I know that there is no "The" particle in Japanese. But I am curious if there is a proper way to emphasize a topic the same way you do with "The" in English. For example: He's "the man". So you meet the "president"!?! "The 2011" world…
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Using two を particles in one sentence

When you left-click an image on the internet using chrome you are presented with, amongst others, this option: 名前を付けて画像を保存... which I imagine is, in its full form 名前を付けて画像を保存する. In this sentence, we have two を particles. Can someone please…
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In which situations is が used with 曲がる?

According to jmdict 曲がる is intransitive, therefore it should be used with が or は. However it always seems to be used with を - for example: この道を行って二つ目の角を右に曲がります。
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Sentence-final 「ど~」?

I came across this image online. What does the ど~ in はしったど~ mean?
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How can the uses of 「は」and「が」 in this sentence be justified?

The sentence: ほかにも先勝{せんしょう}は午後{ごご}は良{よ}くない日{ひ}とされ、反対{はんたい}に、先負{せんぶ}は午後{ごご}が良{よ}い日{ひ}とされ、また赤口{しゃっこう}は昼{ひる}だけが良{よ}い日{ひ}だとされています。 No matter how much I progress in Japanese, the 「は」and「が」 distinction still gets the better of me. I can't justify why…
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When is "私じゃ" used?

One of my Japanese friends wrote this sentence: 私じゃ歌えない She meant that she can't sing a particular song. Is じゃ used in that sentence the same way が would be used to put an emphasis on the subject, or is there a different meaning to it? Also, how…
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Which particle is better に or から?

〇〇さんにプレゼントをもらいました。 〇〇さんからプレゼントをもらいました。 I feel it is more natural to use particle に, but I'm not a native speaker. Can someone please help me out on this? Both these options are listed in the current text I'm using to teach my students, but I want to…
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を vs. で for Intransitive Motion Verbs

The following sentences are from a post on the Particle を & Intransitive Motion Verbs: Japanese: よくこの道を歩いた。 English: I often walked along this street. Japanese: 毎日公園を走った。 English: Every day I run through the park. Japanese: 鳥が空を飛んだ。 English: The…
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Nuance of ね vs よ in the phrase "I miss you"

I've been told that the common English phrase "I'll miss you" would be best said in Japanese by: 寂しくなりますね What I feel from this ね is that there is a sort of mutual acknowledgement assumed by the speaker. My question is whether ”ね” can be replaced…
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How is たら used as a particle?

The other day I came across どうたら and while looking it up I noticed that たら is classified as a particle. どうたら is apparently an abbreviation of どうたらこうたら, so I see that it should work for ああ and そう (by the way, what are these called?), but I'm having a…
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とか and など in same sentence

This sentence includes both とか and など. 金魚の食べ物は虫とか水草などです。 Is there a difference in meaning between the two? Is there a reason to use both like this?
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