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Help understanding neutral statement vs... er, non-neutral? に / には [duplicate]
I have two statements in my notes, about a restaurant on the first floor. One is a neutral statement, one is talking about things on the first floor. I am not entirely sure of the context to use them ...
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山には多く雪があります。 what does ”は” after ”に” mean? [duplicate]
Why can't I say ”山に多い雪があります”? What does ”は” after ”に” mean?
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is に + は a common construction? [duplicate]
I have a question regarding the phrase はるには -- I get that に is a temporal particle and は is the theme marker. However, I never saw them together. Is this a standard thing to do? Would the literal ...
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Particles after に [duplicate]
I've been given two examples:
Niwa ni ki ga arimasu
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Kono heya ni wa nani ga arimasu ka?
Why is wa required in the second sentence, but not in the first one?
Thank you in advance!
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Compound particles: ni wa [duplicate]
So I have this sentence: Sotsugyou paatii ni wa sanka shinai yotei desu.
Now if I take wa from the sentence, it should still mean the same. What is the purpose of wa in this sentence?
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Can we have two thematic は particles in a sentence?
From what I understand, there are two types of は-particle:
The thematic-は (topic-marker) which is used to introduce things into the universe of discourse.
The contrastive-は.
jkerian states that:
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What is the difference between ni and ni wa, when talking about a person?
What is the difference between ni and ni wa, when talking about a person?
Ni has many meanings, but it is often used as a marker for direction.
Wa is often used as a topic marker.
In my textbook, it ...
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Problems with は and が
Consider:
[A] 猫が好きだ
To me this means [A']"I like cats."
Contrast this to:
[B] 猫は好きだ
To me this means [B']"I like cats (among other animals)"
I based my understanding of [B] from Derek ...
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Differentiate 'niwa" and "ni" when indicating a position
I am here again! I am just starting learning this amazing language and thanks for everyone's help.
So I heard that to say "I speak fast in English" I say:
Egoniwa hayakuhanashimasu.
What does the ...
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Difference between 時に、時は、時には
I am having a hard time figuring these out, it turns out that I get corrected by native speakers a lot, when I use one of them, they will correct me saying that another particle should be used ...
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Need help with translation/grammar 「なんの」
I try to read a Japanese book, but I have some troubles with the following phrases which is part of a break up conversation:
「俺はもう蕎麦屋には行かないから、千晶さんは安心して行っていいよ。近所に住んでるし、ばったり会うこともあるかもしれないけど、まあ、...
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は、には、に。。。what is the difference between them?
Can anyone explain the difference between the three sentences below and also the use of the grammar?
わたしのがっこう は 日本人の せんせい が います。
わたしのがっこう に 日本人の せんせい が います。
わたしのがっこう には 日本人の せんせい が います。
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Listing places in Japanese and using particles afterwards
If I want to say
John studies at home and the library
do I say
ジョンさんはうちととしょかんでべんきょうします。
I feel like I'm getting the particles wrong or that I'm actually supposed to use double particles.
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Changing を to は in negative statements
I've got confused and have a few questions:
In some situations speaker is obligated to change the particle e.g. answering yes/no questions.
Question: あなたはくじにひこうきにのりますか。(A)
Answer: いいえ、わたしはくじ ...
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What does the とは mean in this phrase?
I'm pretty new to Japanese and I have a question.
So I know this is supposed to be something like "he differs from his former self" but I can't really make sense of what とは is supposed to mean in ...
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