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Difference between に and が [duplicate]
What's the difference between their に and が in these sentences?
「私にできることがあれば何でも言ってください」
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「私ができることがあれば何でも言ってください」?
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How is に used in にできる here? [duplicate]
Slight disclaimer. I did read the following post, Meaning of に in ～にできる , but did not see it's reasoning directly translating to my sentence.
Here is sentence in question:
「五つ子だからミクにできることは他の四人にもできる。」
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particles for dekiru [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
が and に interchangeability and difference in meaning
I have another question with “dekiru”.
When this verb is used the particle “ni”? For example, like in the following ...
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Does に function like は in お前に俺の気持ちがわかるもんか? [duplicate]
I saw this sentence in this topic, but I just have a different question.
お前に俺の気持ちがわかるもんか。
Does に here function like は? Because I think the sentence can also be written like this
お前は俺の気持ちがわかるもんか。
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I have a question. Why is the particle に instead of は for this sentence? Isnt the one doing supposed to be は not に? Thank you [duplicate]
I have a question. Why is the particle に instead of は for this sentence?
“私に何かできることがあれば”
Isnt the one doing supposed to be は not に? Thank you
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Why is に used here? [duplicate]
Just wondering why the second に is being used here
現行犯逮捕以外に僕に何ができる？
My rough translation is:
What can I do other than catching them in the act?
I understand the reasoning for the first に but the ...
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Can someone explain to me the function of に in this phrase? [duplicate]
So, I was reading my favorite manga, until I got stuck all of a sudden in this particular phrase highlighted in red. I had to go check the english translation, and it translated as "there's ...
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What is the difference between 〜にできる and 〜ができる [duplicate]
For instance:
僕ができること
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僕にできること
I would translate the both as "something that I can do." Is this correct or is there a more subtle nuance?
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Help with question word だれ
Every example I see with だれ and a copula has だれ placed at the end (あの方はだれですか。) Will changing the order to だれがあの方ですか。be acceptable or mean something else?
Also, how do I write "Who has A car?" I ...
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Using に with adjectives
I want to know if there is a rule or way of thinking that makes it easier to understand which adjectives can be used in the following pattern.
体にいいです。
健康にわるいです。
酒によわいです。
電車に詳しいです。
その場にふさわしかった。
I ...
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The に particle and potential form
これはアメリカ人にも読める日本語の本です。
I received this sentence as an example of に being used with potential form in a passive sense, but even though the person said they were Japanese (online) I have never seen ...
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Is it correct to say 私は二人のお兄さんがいる?
私は[二人]{ふたり}のおにいさんがいる。
私は二人のおにいさんがいます。
I am trying to say "I have two elder brothers."
Someone told me that I should say "私には二人兄がいます/いる。"
I have some doubts:
1. Why is it 私に but not 私は?
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Cases where "に" cannot mean "at"
彼には 子供が 六人 います - He has six children.
I'm used to thinking of に as "at", or at least in a sense of goal or direction (ex.: 買い物に行く), but here it doesn't seem to work in that sense and I don't ...
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私には versus 私は - difference in nuance?
Can anyone help explaining the nuance in difference between:
私はまったく分かりません。
私にはまったく分かりません。
With expressions such as ヨーロッパには行く (versus は) I can see what affect including the に particle within the ...
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Is this sentence correct. (Beginner sentence.) [closed]
私は 二 猫を います。 猫は 一 なまえ
シャドち。 猫 二 なまえ ランジち。
I'm attempting to say, "I have two cats. cat one is named Shadow. Cat two is named randy."
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