Questions tagged [particle-から]
助詞「から」. Corresponds roughly to "from" (indicating a starting point), "after" (following 〜て, indicating chronological order), or "because" (expressing a reason or cause).
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Sentence structure for complex sentences
I've been reading up on the uses of the particle から, particularly when it is appended to the -te form of a verb where it takes on the meaning similar to "after [verb], [sentence 2]"
However, when ...
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Can I use Xさんから。。。かりました？
私は山田さんから本を借りました。
私は山田さんに本を借りました。
(I borrowed a book from Yamada-san.)
Is it ok to use から or do I have to use に ?
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Use of に to mark the caller of 電話がかかる
Is it okay to use に to mark the caller when using 電話がかかる? i.e. A received a call from B would be
AはBに電話がかかった。
Google seems to indicate that から is a much more popular choice than に. I find it a bit ...
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Usage of particles with 出てくる
初めて[山奥]{やまおく}から町に出てきた村の人たちは見るものすべてに[驚]{おどろ}いた。
In this instance, does 山奥から町に出てきた mean "left the mountains and came to the city" (町)? Also, I would normally interpret 出てくる as "leave and ...
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meaning of から in following sentence
Tell me please, what is から means in the following sentence?
本当のところを言うと、この時間に悠馬さんがここを通るからと、夏目さんに教えてもらったので、待っていたんです。
Thank you very much for help!
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Can に mean the same thing as から?
あの野郎、どんだけジークさんに恩を受けたと思っていやがるんだ！
In this sentence, does に mean the same thing as から ?
Thank you very much for help!
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What is 〜からです and when is it used? How does it differ from 〜ですから and 〜んです?
I have seen this expression a few times, and have never quite understood it. In particular, it seems to be equatable both to ですから and to んです, but I can't figure out where it would be used over either ...
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