particles

What is "kedo" in Japanese? "Kedo" is one of the most commonly-used Japanese particles. It can work at three different positions: at the beginning of a sentence; between two sentences; at the end of a sentence. In this blog post, I will explain these three usages in detail with example sentences. My explanations …

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How does "e" work as a Japanese particle? Japanese native speakers use "e" as a particle mainly in the two different ways: indicating a particular place to which someone or something goes; starting a letter or email. In this blog post, I will explain these two usages through example sentences. Let's get …

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What is "ka" in Japanese? Japanese native speakers use "ka" mainly in the five different ways: connecting nouns, making questions, expressing uncertainty, showing understanding, and making suggestions. In this blog post, I will explain how to use the particle, "ka", in detail through example sentences. Let's get …

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How do Japanese people use "to"? Japanese people use the particle, "to", in the four different ways: connecting nouns, quoting someone's line, saying the result of an action, and expressing the person being together with the speaker. They use this particle quite often. Naturally, it is very important for Japanese …

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What does "demo" mean in Japanese? In the Japanese language, there is an imported word which originally came from the word, "demonstration". In this blog, however, I will focus on "demo" as a pure Japanese word. Japanese people normally use as three different parts of speech. As a conjunction, it is used like the …

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What is "wo" in Japanese? Japanese native speakers use "wo" as a case particle to make the object word in a sentence. In this blog post, I will explain this particle in detail with example sentences. Let's get started! Contents Definition and meaning of "wo" Example #1: how to use "wo" in …

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What does "sae" mean in Japanese? Japanese native speakers sometimes use "sae" to mean 'even', 'only', or 'besides' in Japanese. In this blog post, I will explain this binding particle in detail together with example sentences. Let's get started! Contents Definition and meanings of "sae" Example #1: …

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What does "kara" mean in Japanese? Native speakers sometimes use the word, "kara", as a noun to refer to emptiness or the outer surface of something. In this blog post, however, I will explain it as a case particle which more often appears in Japanese daily conversations. Native speakers use it mainly in three …

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What is "yori" in Japanese? There are some homophones in Japanese, but native speakers quite often use "yori" as a case particle to compare two things or people in a sentence. They put it after a noun or noun equivalent word on which the comparison in a sentence is based. In this blog post, I will explain this usage …

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How to say "to me" in Japanese Japanese people would say "watashi ni". It is the Japanese phrase for 'to me'. In this blog post, I will explain this phrase in detail based on the components. And also, I will explain how to use it through example sentences. Let's get started! Contents Definition and …

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