This document provides examples of common Japanese particles and their meanings in English. It is organized by particle and provides 3 example sentences for each particle demonstrating its usage. The particles covered are "wa", "ka", "ni", "no", "ni", "wo/o", and "to", along with their English meanings of topic, question, location, possession, time/frequency, direct object, and listing/connecting multiple items.
This document provides examples of common Japanese particles and their meanings in English. It is organized by particle and provides 3 example sentences for each particle demonstrating its usage. The particles covered are "wa", "ka", "ni", "no", "ni", "wo/o", and "to", along with their English meanings of topic, question, location, possession, time/frequency, direct object, and listing/connecting multiple items.
This document provides examples of common Japanese particles and their meanings in English. It is organized by particle and provides 3 example sentences for each particle demonstrating its usage. The particles covered are "wa", "ka", "ni", "no", "ni", "wo/o", and "to", along with their English meanings of topic, question, location, possession, time/frequency, direct object, and listing/connecting multiple items.
“WA”- indicates the topic of a sentence. 1. Watashi wa juuichiji goro okimasu. (I get up around eleven.) 2. Europe wa ima yuro desu. (It’s night in Europe now.) 3. CIT-U wa doko ni arimasu ka. (Where is the CIT-U?) “KA”- at the end of a sentence indicating a question 1. Kissaten wa doko desu ka. (Where’s the coffee shop?) 2. Nanji desu ka. (What time is it?) 3. Ano hito wa dare desu ka. (Who is he?) “NI”- indicates a location. 1. Asoko ni hoteru ga arimasu ne. (There’s a hotel over there.) 2. Gakkou no mae ni imasu. (In front of the school.) 3. Toshokan wa doko ni arimasu ka. (Where’s the library?) “NO”- indicates possession. 1. Watashi no neko wa kawaīdesu. (My cat is cute) 2. Dare no kanojo desu ka. (Whose girlfriend is it?) 3. Genevie-san no kuchibiru wa aka desu. (Genevie’s lips are red.) “NI”- indicates time or frequency. 1. Kuji ni okimasu. (I wake up at 9:00.) 2. Ichinichi ni ichijikan gurai benkyō shimasu. (I study about 1 hour per day) 3. Nichiyōbi ni tomodachi to benkyō shimashita. (I studied with a friend on Sunday.) “WO/O”- indicates the direct object of a verb. 1. Nihongo o benkyō shiteimasu. (I am studying Japanese.) 2. Koibumi o kakimasu. (I will write a love letter.) 3. Terebi o mimasu. (I watch television) “TO”- used to connect and list up multiple items. 1. Ringo to remon o kaimashita. (I bought an apple and a lemon.) 2. Kanojo to eiga ni itta. (I went to a movie with my girlfriend.) 3. Momo to orenji ga suki desu. (I like peach and orange.)