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    This document provides examples and explanations of common Japanese particles used in the Japanese language. It discusses the uses and meanings of particles like wa, ga, mo, demo, to, ya, de, ni, e, kara, made, no, kurai or gurai, dake, and no de. For each particle, it provides a brief definition or explanation of its usage and includes an example sentence using that particle to demonstrate its function. The document serves as a reference for some of the basic particles used in Japanese grammar and sentence structure.

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    This document provides examples and explanations of common Japanese particles used in the Japanese language. It discusses the uses and meanings of particles like wa, ga, mo, demo, to, ya, de, ni, e, kara, made, no, kurai or gurai, dake, and no de. For each particle, it provides a brief definition or explanation of its usage and includes an example sentence using that particle to demonstrate its function. The document serves as a reference for some of the basic particles used in Japanese grammar and sentence structure.

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    Norbert Lewin F.

    Soliven
    Foreign Language

    wa - topic particle (identifies what noun + wa + verb


    it is that you are talking about)
    ex:
    watashi wa gakusei desu.
    ( i am a student )
    ga - identifier particle subject marker + ga

    ex:
    dare ga gakusei desu ka
    ( who is the student )
    mo - too noun + mo

    ex:
    watashi mo orenji ga suki desu.
    (i like orange too)
    demo - but; however mid sentence or new sentence

    ex:
    kyou wa isogashii desu, demo ashita wa hima desu.
    ( I’m busy today but i’m not busy tomorrow )
    to - and noun + to/ adjective + to

    ex:
    watashi wa ringo to orenji ga suki desu.
    (I like apple and orange)
    ya - and; or; connecting particle noun + ya + noun
    similar to “to”

    ex:
    mai asa, pan ya beekon nado wo tabeteimasu.
    (Every morning I eat bread and bacon and so on)
    de - location of action (at) noun + de

    ex:
    watashi wa gakkou de benkyou shimasu.
    ( I will study at school. )
    ni - location of existence (in) noun + ni

    ex:
    watashi wa nihon ni imasu.
    ( I’m in Japan )
    e - describes a direction/ noun + e
    emphasis on journey or path to
    destination ex:
    kyou, tokyou e ikimasu.
    ( I’m going to Tokyo today.)
    verb + kara/ noun + kara

    ex:
    kara - because; since; from daiji na shiken dakara, ganbaru.
    (This is a very important test, so I will do my best.)
    17 ji kara arubaito ga aru.
    ( I have my part time job from 5pm )
    made - until; as far as; to noun + made

    ex:
    kinou made oyasumi deshita.
    (I was on vacation until yesterday.)
    no - expresses possession or verb + no
    belonging
    ex:
    watashi no kuruma.
    (My car.)
    kurai or gurai - approximately; verb + kurai/ noun + kurai/adjective kurai
    about; around
    ex:
    kanojo ga watashi to onaji kurai se ga takai.
    (My girlfriend is about the same height as me.)
    dake - only verb + dake/ noun + dake/ adjective + dake

    ex:
    hitori dake.
    ( only one person. )
    no de - because of; given that; since verb + node/ adjective + node
    ex:
    atsukatta node puuru ni itta.
    (It was hot today, so I went to the pool.)
    wo or o - object marker particle noun + wo + verb

    ex:
    niku o taberu.
    (To eat meat)

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