Questions tagged [particle-で]
助詞「で」. A sentential particle that can indicate the location of an event, or a means, material, cause or necessity.
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What does あなたでは mean in this sentence?
I was studying the grammar for かもしれない and I found the following example:
あなたでは間に合わないかもしれない。
The translation given for this sentence is...
"You might not get there in time."
And then I got ...
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What is the purpose of で in this sentence?
I am currently reading chapter 118 of the webcomic One-Punch Man, and came across this sentence:
検定の日を狙っていた奴がダメ押しでもう一人現れた.
I run across a lot of sentences with the particle で, and I never know ...
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で in 前回で in this sentence
安定のシリーズ四作目。前回で微妙だった部分をすぐに修正してきたのはさすが
about a the 4th game of a series
feels very unintuitive to me, compared to 前回の微妙だった部分 for instance
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Further “で as 動作を行うときの様態 vs で as だ” clarifications
asked this a while back: で as 動作を行うときの様態 vs で as だ. But i don't feel this aspect has ever become intuitive at all, especially for adjectives.
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爽やかで抜けるような青空と、この香りとは対照的に、大きくせり出した柵のグレーが強い拒絶を示している。
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ここ10年でずいぶん's meaning
コンピューターの技術は、ここ10年でずいぶんです。
What does ここ10年でずいぶんです mean.
ずいぶん means remarkable (I searched from a website),but I don't know what で functions and what ここ10年 means.
In my opinion, I think it means "...
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で usage in this sentence
英雄はただ、1人でいい。 This sentence, What does it mean. I got 2 meanings in my mind.
1.) Hero is just one person. (Only one hero is enough)
2.) Hero is one person and good. (Hero is one good person)
Which ...
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How to say “In Japan, I want to …”?
I want to say
In Japan, I want to ride a bullet train.
I have
にほん で ぼく は しんかんせん を のります。
Is 「にほん で」 correct? Should it be 「にほん に」? Or perhaps something else?
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I need some clarification with でも as particles!
Here is my question:
I started to learn particles and one of the lessons is that when a location is the topic I can attach は and も to the particles に, へ and で.
I understand most of it, except when ...
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What で is the で in the expression 「朝寝坊した、それで仕事に遅れたんだ」?
There are a few expressions in Japanese where particle で is used but I don't really know which で that one is. それで (translated as and then; after that; due to that) is one of those cases. I basically ...
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What does で mean when ordering food/drinks?
In a TV show, I heard the following exchange:
Man: 生ビール
Izakaya owner: 大？中？
Man: 大で
I thought で was used to talk about location, so I'm a bit confused.
What does で mean in this case?
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What is the use of で in this sentence?
I have the following sentence, ケータイが大きな音で鳴っています. This sentence is translated to meaning, "The cell phone is ringing loudly."
I'm a bit confused as to why で used here? I thought で was the "event" ...
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Is で unnecessary for time references or does direct noun modification have different connotations?
I've seen a lot of sentences where で was omitted, like:
今朝サンタさんが来なかった
Here we have 今朝 which is a point in time so the sentence should be:
今朝でサンタさんが来なかった
But it's not. Is there any difference ...
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Why do we use で in 東京での暮らし? [duplicate]
車椅子利用者からすると、東京での暮らしは便利とはいえない。
Why do we use で after 東京? Is it to show the action in the place? What if we only say 東京の暮らしは?
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Particle to use with 順番
I am writing a report in Japanese, describing how I conducted an experiment. The first two lines are (some information changed for NDA stuff):
Aを30ｇぐらい秤量し、すり鉢で細粒化しました。受皿、粉砕用ふるいの順番でふるい振とう器に乗せ、...
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に or で in the sentence pattern “ニュース(に/で)、…という報道があった”
I made the following sentence:
テレビ東京は、政治に関するニュースに、（中略）という報道があった
However, a Japanese friend of mine advised that I should replace the particle に with で.
I googled and found a similar sentence, and ...
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Help with understanding the use of を in this sentece
言われるままを払った
"I paid as I was told to" Wouldn't it be 言われるままで払った? Are both correct? I mean theres not something called to way I was told that you can pay with right?
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で in a structure
Today, I read one grammar and it explained "前件で結果、後件で理由を言う"
I'm not sure what で functions here. In my opinion I translate 前件で結果 into "Summarize by the previous thing" I think する is omitted from 結果 （...
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How is では used under these contexts?
I'm trying to understand a specific uses of で + は particle, and I would like a more detailed explanation of how it's used.
I referred to these 3 resources: デジタル大辞泉 Weblio コトバンク
Namely, there are 2 ...
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で in the copula である
I have always wondered where the で in ~である (and ~でございます) comes from.
In the answer to the question 「です」, what is it really? Is my analysis correct?, Eiríkr Útlendi states that the で in ~である is the ...
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Difference でない and ではない
What's the difference between でない and ではない. I've read some websites. Some websites say that if I use only でない (in some case) it will be awkward.
I currently know that this is a combination between ...
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“外で遊びに行く” vs “外へ遊びに行く”
I saw the following 2 options in an exam question:
私は__に行く
a. 外で遊び
b. 外へ遊び
The answer is '外へ遊びに行く'
Does 'で' also work here? What's the difference here?
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What does the で do in this phrase?
I'm trying to translate this phrase:
「全ての生物をブッチ切りで超越したのだ！。」
which I believe roughly comes out to be:
"I have surpassed all living beings!"
My question is: how is で used in this sentence? It is ...
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Is the で in という理由だけで a form of だ or the instrumental particle?
I'm trying to figure out how to say "Maybe it's just because ____, but..." in Japanese, but I'm not sure how to place 'just because' in its own clause that way.
If I'm not mistaken, the expression '...
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Meaning of フレンチでは in 知る人ぞ知るシェフ
This is from a review for a restaurant:https://www.tripadvisor.jp/ShowUserReviews-g298110-d7405583-r439370408-Salle_a_Manger_F-Fukui_Fukui_Prefecture_Hokuriku_Chubu.html
フレンチでは知る人ぞ知るシェフ
Does it ...
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Past tense …でする vs. past tense copula です confusion
Maybe this is a stupid question, because very likely it is possible for advanced learners to distuiguish this. However, in the present tense ...でする (particle で) and ...です (copula) are distinct, while ...
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Word order in a comparative sentence
The original sentence was interrogative and used「AはBよりC」construction in it
九州では東京よりさくらが早くさきますか。
I could have written something, using simpler constructions but I decided to use the construction ...
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What is the function of で in こうした家族の変化で、何が起きているのか?
こうした家族の変化で、何が起きているのか。(source)
The で indicates the "cause"(what is happening because of the transformation?) or the "location"(what is happening in the transformation?)?
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How are「〇〇の中で」and「〇〇で」different?
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そのチームのメンバーの中で誰が一番好き？
そのチームのメンバーで誰が一番好き？
上の文（の中？）で、どちらが正しいですか。論理的には「の中」を入れる方が無難だと思うのですけど、時々入っていない文も見る気がして、文脈からすると同じように解釈してもいいと思えるのですが、本当に同じですか。ではなければ、どこで違いますか。
よろしくお願いします。
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What does the で in 付きで悪い
The sentence goes like this:
ハジメの場合、単に面倒というだけでなく、学校の居心地がすこぶる付きで悪いが故の憂鬱さが多分に含まれていたが。
I know the sentence goes something like this
In Hajime case, it wasn't just mere trouble, the reason he was ...
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Using the particle と instead of the particle で [duplicate]
Can I say 家族と instead of 家族で in the sentence below?
今年の夏、私は家族で山の中にあるホテルに泊まりました。
If I can, how does the meaning of the sentence change if I use the different particle?
Another example:
兄弟で遊びます。
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で as 動作を行うときの様態 vs で as だ
I'm looking to clear up the use of で as:
動作を行うときの様態を表す。「急ぎ足で歩く」「親子同伴で出席する」「笑顔で答える」「土足で上がる」
or で as the て-form of だ with nouns/na-adj in this example.
describing a new girl the speaker just met
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What is the meaning/grammar behind noun + でいる?
I've come across phrases like this a couple of times where でいる is used right after a noun instead of the usual Te-form verb + いる:
どうせ学生でいるなら一番でいたいし
In this case is it basically just the same as ...
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Comparing で with にして in 一瞬で and 一瞬にして and in other time words
Consider the following:
To disappear in an instant:
一瞬でなくなる
一瞬にしてなくなる
To change overnight:
一夜で変わる*
一夜にして変わる
一晩で変わる
一晩にして変わる*
I was unable to find example sentences containing 一夜で and 一晩にして on ...
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Regarding で particle
What is the difference between these sentences?
インドでの格好のまま来てしまったのです
and
インドの格好のまま来てしまったのです
What is the use of で particle?
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Can you use で to refer to abstract locations? [duplicate]
This is probably a pretty basic question, but I'm having trouble finding an answer both here and with Google:
Can you use 「で」to refer to abstract locations, like "in the video" or "on twitter"?
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Usage of the Particle で alone and with は
I understand what the particle で does as far as describing how or where an action took place. But I notice that I run into で many other times where it seems to have a different function.
Could ...
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Can someone explain the grammar in this sentence “もうこれで終わってもいい”
I'm having problems with the particle で and its main function here. I can't figure out the real meaning of this sentence.
もうこれで終{お}わってもいい
I found that [Verb + Te-form + もいい] is used to ask ...
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sentence structure and extent of quotion in this statement
speaker「だから、お前が俺のことをよく見てくれてるって思ったらなんかちょっと嬉しくてさ」
girl 「……べ、別にあんたのことそんな風に見た覚えはないけど、そう見えたのよ」
speaker「ってとは、自分でも気付かぬうちに俺のことをよく見ていたってことになるな」
girl 「ば、ばっかじゃないの！？ なんでそうなるのよ！？」
speaker 「...
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Why で in 今日で最後にしたいです?
Referring to the clock that counts the time since the last nuclear test:
時計の数字を変えるのは、今日で最後にしたいです。
I want to make today the last day where I change the figure on the clock.
I'm confused by the ...
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Why is に used in that sentence? [duplicate]
でもほんとに、エピソード21には涙が出るほど笑ったよ。
For some reason I feel like it would be better without the に (in bold) but I can't explain why.
Another person said that で would be better but I think that it changes the ...
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usage of ぎりで in this sentence
どのくらいって、山と田地が少しあるぎりで、金なんかまるでないんでしょう
これは夏目漱石の「こころ」の中の一文です。
この「ぎりで」の意味や使い方が分かりません。
Googleでも、「あるぎりで」を使う文章は相当に少ないです。
これらは「ぎりで」に関するページですが、
https://thesaurus.weblio.jp/content/%E3%81%8E%E3%82%8A%E3%81%...
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を usage over から and で in example sentences related to movement [duplicate]
While reading a grammar book, I learned を may mark a.) a starting point of where a movement occurs, or b.) mark a location where a movement occurs. Examples:
a1.) 車｛くるま｝を降りました｛おりました｝。(He) got out ...
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Difference between Xが原因で and Xで
Is there any difference in meaning/nuance between Xが原因で and Xで? For example in
８つの州で雨が原因で約８００人が亡くなりました。
can I replace 雨が原因で with just 雨で?
I'm guessing they wrote it the long way because they ...
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Ordering of Particles:「にや」OR「やに」?
Does the particle や come after particles like に or で (as does も in「にも」or「でも」), or does it come before them? I can't find any examples of either, be it through Google; in the Tatoeba database; or ...
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The double use of で in a sentence
It has been awhile since I studied/ used my Japanese, so I bought a dictionary. While looking around in it I found the word つむ{tsumu} - to pick , to pluck.
The example sentence used for the word is:...
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で particle: what is the role of it in this sentence?
犠牲者や建物への大きな被害はないが、これまでの地震と大雪の害に続く今回の地震で、困難な状況が続いている。
could it mean "because of"? I know that で means "in", but I don't know if it can be used in this sentence.
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みんなで笑った ー who made what laugh?
ok so, i'm reading デューク and there's a line that says
その格好がモップに似ていると言って、みんなで笑った。
with my limited comprehension, i'm unsure of whether this means
everybody laughed that he resembled a mop.
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Usage of で particle in this sentence: この問題用紙は全部で8ページあります
Usage of particle で and に have been causing me quite some difficulties from the beginning (I keep on using で instead of に and vice versa). From what I've learned so far, particle で indicates either ...
