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The uses & etymology of で
In Japanese, the particle で seems to have multiple uses:
Instrumental: 車{くるま}で大阪{おおさか}に行{い}った。 "I went to Osaka by car."
Locative: 図書館{としょかん}で数学{すうがく}を勉強{べんきょう}している。 "I'm studying math in the ...
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How to express “with (x) as well” and “even with (x)”
I am trying to express something akin to these sentences:
Even with a spoon, he digs well (でも?)
Even without a shovel, he digs well
I would also like to express this:
With a shovel ...
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Equivalence of Traversal Verb + て and で of Means/Instrumentality
Consider:
XにYで行く
学校に自転車で行く
"Go to school by bicycle" ("means/instrumentality" interpretation)
"Is* bicycle and go to school" (Questionable?) (Verb conjunctive interpretation)
XにTraversal ...
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This instance of のに is opposite from my expectations
I have this sentence in one of my JLPT practise books:
電子{でんし}レンジは冷{さ}めた料理{りょうり}を温{あたた}めるのに重宝{ちょうほう}だ。
I thought のに meant something like "in spite of". So, to me, this sentence seems to be ...
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その中( に / で / から ) What is the correct choice of particles?
Excerpt from a JLPT practice question:
Background information: the writer was looking for rental apartments.
次に行ったところは小さい会社ですが、そこの人は大変優しい人でした。 それにいいアパートもたくさんありました。 私はその中[Blank]好きな家を借りました。 ...
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で used for abstract location?
Consider the sentence:
今度の旅行は全部で何人行きますか。
I would roughly translate it literally to:
For this trip, in the domain of "total"(abstract location), how many people will be going?"
And then ...
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Combining に/で particles with 等【など】(or other “etc.” stand-ins)
I was recently trying to make an open-ended enumeration of places in a construction that would require the use of a に particle. E.g.:
AやBに行こう
or even:
A[and the like]に行こう
Preferably using ...
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に and で revisited
Consider the statement A: ホテル（に/で）泊まる. For both cases would translate to "I stay at a hotel" in English. However they are answers to different questions.
Consider the questions １．どこに泊まる and ...
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Differences in meaning of using へ, に, or で in marking locations.
in "明日、姉とデパート＿買い物に行きます。"
why is へ favoured over で in my workbook?
If i ask myself the question "明日は、何をする" Can i answer it with "買い物に行く" and make ”デパート” an incidental location? That was how i justified ...
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Why is 一緒に correct and 一緒で incorrect?
This is a mistake I habitually make, even though I know what the right form is.
Earlier tonight, I sent a mail to my friend to say:
一緒で行こう！ 【いっしょで いこう】 (Let's go together!)
My friend sent back ...
