Questions tagged [particle-に]
助詞「に」. The particle に (ni) represents motion towards something (English "to") and location (English "at" and "in"). Dative, locative and temporal case particle.
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Particle に and relative time expressions
Many questions have been asked regarding the correct usage of the に particle to indicate the time when an action occurs and the matter appears to be more nuanced than it may seem, at least to ...
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When to use ～に for time? （暑い日、ドラマを見る）
I have two examples where I'm not sure about the particle for time.
私は暑い日、家族と家でビールを飲みます。
Is it necessary to use 「に」after 暑い日？If I don't add a particle would
it be grammatically incorrect?
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Is で particle also used as purpose marker? And in 生で, is it marking the method of eating
Please help me understand the use of de particle in below examples.
中国語やスペイン語など、仕事で役に立ちそうな外国語を勉強したいです (I want to study foreign languages that would be useful for work, like Chinese or Spanish.)
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What is being omitted in this sentence/what is the structure?
大洋は敢えて相貌に剣呑な、そして威圧的な気配を滲ませた。それだけで覚束ない人間であれば気後れする。
I fundamentally understand it's saying the character makes himself look scary and lets out a overbearing presence. So if the adversary is someone ...
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What's the difference between に関わる and と関わる?
What is the difference between に関わる and と関わる? I've seen it a couple of times and seems almost inter-changable
お前は今日の集まりには 一切関わるな！
(に関わる)
概していえば、この種の問題では直接人々と関わる人が好きだ。
(と関わる)
My only guess would be ''...
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What is the に doing in ''元に''?
会社の小林さんの印象を元に描いてみた
Been trying to figure out this sentence for a while. What is the に particle's role here and what would it translate to? It's targeting 元 but I just don't get what it means. The verb ...
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Usage of はどれだ + sentence understanding
確かに. しつこそうだな...なまじ詳しいから素人の会話にイラついてそうだし, 自分で言うにも適切な言葉はどれだ！って渋い顔しそう
The character in the novel I'm reading exclaims this over another's character personality.
He points out the character is indeed ...
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Usage of に with 分かる in this context? Why isn't が used?
The context is essentially a monologue where the MC comes to the conclusion he understands his friend's problems and the friend problem with his brother.
尊敬していた兄の失踪。自分は兄の悩みを一切を知らず、しかし共有していた。
そう理解した瞬間、...
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Usage of potential + に?
So there is a love triangle between two girls and one dude.
The girls are fighting for the same dude and the girls reveals the guy proposed to her and says this
彼とあたしいずれ家族になるの。お前に家族なんて作れない！
I get the ...
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償う and the に particle
''香純さん 私は何をしたら あなたに償える．．．？''
''Kasumi what can I do to make it up (for/to) you?'' Was my understanding of it
I'm a bit confused by the sentence considering 償う is a transitive verb so is it ...
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Why is に used in ｢楽しみにしています」instead of を
I know construct of を + する meaning to do something to an object, but i never heard of に + する. Why is it not 楽しみをしています. Meaning roughly "I'm doing some looking forward to"
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What does に mean in 口止め料にこうして色々やらせてもらってる [duplicate]
I am uncertain about the function of に in this sentence:
口止め料にこうして色々やらせてもらってるし
I think this に indicates a reason. So, 口止め料に mean "because I receive hush money"?
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What's the difference: 「ワンさんがはたらいているびょういんはこうべ［に・が］あります」
ワンさん が はたらいて いる びょういん は こうべ "が" あります。
ワンさん が はたらいて いる びょういん は こうべ "に" あります。
What is difference between those two sentences?
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Using particle に with 今回/次回/前回
Is the particle NI required with these words?
姉は次回に連れてきます。
姉は次回連れてきます。
Are they both correct?
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Why and how does から work with「話を聞く」?
I came across the following sentence in my Japanese textbook:
リサイクルの店を開くにあたって、いろいろな方面から話を聞いた。
Which I translate as "at the occasion of opening a recycling shop, [ I ] consulted with / asked for ...
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Why is で used with タイミング instead of に?
The norm is to use the で particle with タイミング for "at a ... time", here are some examples.
Normally the に particle marks points in time (8時に, 火曜日に, 10月に...), although で can also do this with ...
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What does にすると mean?
であるならば、何でもない素振りというのは彼にすると上出来の演技なのかもしれなかった。
"If that's the case, acting like nothing happened... may have been an excellent performance"
What does 彼にすると here mean? He's saying he didn't ...
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How is 以上に used in this sentence exactly?
今起こっている全て―行為以上に己の感覚すらも、神様のせいだという気持ちになった。
The character is undergoing a ritual "行為" which causes him an intense amount of pain and other emotions.
What I don't get is what 以上に mean here? &...
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How is this sentence divided exactly?
（変なことを言ってしまったな…）
質問されたから答えたものの、明光の望む答えにも、自分の気持ちすら満足に表現できる言葉ではなかった、と思う。
I don't really understand how the sentence is divide in the second bubble. The narrator had something asked (by 明光) and she ...
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Possible pattern? Masu-stem+に+masu-stem+まくる
I know that masu-stem+まくる usually means to do a verb with reckless abandon, but on a radio show I heard a phrase that went something like masu-stem+に+Same verb masu-stem+まくる.
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に marking passive verb?
I noticed something in a song title I was unfamiliar with and haven't been able to figure out how to interpret it:
抱かれにきた女－濱田 金吾
Specifically 抱かれに, this appears to be 抱く in passive form, but it doesn'...
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What is this usage of には?
声をかけるには空気が張り詰めている。あたしは黙って、美織を見守ることにした。
"空気が張り詰めている。あたしは黙って、美織を見守ることにした。" is the atmosphere is too tense, so I stay silent and decided to watch over Miori.
What is this usage of には?
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Can "date + にも" mean "as soon as"?
This article from NHK News Web Easy has the following sentence:
環境省は、今年7月にも会議を開いて、法律を変えるための準備をする予定です。
Based on my understanding that も roughly means "even," my naïve translation is that ...
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に with passive meaning
お金に困りました。When I came across this sentence, I read the に as by as in troubled with/by money. Is it correct.
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Does noun function as adverb with に attached
I am reading a Japanese book that has this sentence:
マリヤの円光を現実に見た夜もあったのです。
The 現実に here sounds like an adverb to me.
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語る and に particle
コロッケ一つにこんなに熱く語るなんて
I'm confused by this sentence, 語る usually uses を to talk about something, so what does this mean?
For context the person in this manga is very enthusiastic about croquettes but I do ...
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Understanding に巻き込まれる
Looking up the meaning of 巻き込む gives two entries:
❶ 巻いて中へ入れる。
「ノリに酢飯とかんぴょうを━」
「機械に服を━・まれる」
❷ ある事態や関係に引き入れる。
「相手を自分のペースに━」
「紛争が兄弟を混乱に━」
「事件に━・まれる」
It seems like when 巻き込む is used in sense of both ❶ ...
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How does に+だって work if に＋だ and に＋で is incorrect?
So if we take this sentence 「鳥や魚にだって喜怒哀楽の感情があると思う。」
We can see that the に particle is directly attached to the だ copula. The だ copula really just being である, doesn't this mean the に particle and で ...
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Why is にも used in this sentence instead of just に?
I got this sentence from a manga
私はもう誰の命にも 従うつもりは
ないそれが異三郎であろうとあなた達であろうと
My question is why the author used にも instead of just に in the bolded sentence.
Is it grammatically incorrect?
Is there ...
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Completely confused by に無断で
メアリーは母に無断でケーキを作った。
I still don't get the ni particle with the 無断で word. The only explanation I can give to myself is that the ni particle means ''from'' here but I still am not able to make sense of ...
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Question about には and は
I know this question had already been answered on this site, but I need someone to help me understand it in a specific context.
This is a sentence from my Shin Kanzen Master N3 textbook:
林先生の授業（____）、...
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Is the pitch of 他にも Heiban?
When the Heiban 他(ほか{LH}) combines with にも to form
ほか + に + も
the standard pitch rules would indicate that it's pronounced ほかにも{LHHL}; however, OJAD states that the pitch of 他にも is actually ほかにも{...
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Rate/ratio: What are the differences between 「一年一万円」,「一年に一万円」,「一年で一万円」?
When describing a rate or ratio, what are the differences between no particle, に, and で?
Also related: In a JLPT N5 sample test booklet, I came across the sentence below. Why is で used in the second ...
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使役形の助詞は「に」か「を」か
教科書から学んだ動詞の使役形は、命令者は使役動詞の主語で「が」で表し、実際の動作者は助詞「に」で表す。例えば、僕が友達へ「ご飯を食べて」と言うと、僕が友達にご飯を食べさせる。「を」で表す部分は動作の実際の対象でありそうです。
なのに、気付いたのは、「に」の代わりに「を」で実際の動作者を表す場合もあります。例えば、back numberさんの歌詞の一句:「冬がそっと雪を降らせて」。ここ、「...
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Who is the subject in the sentence「その娘にまで苦しめられなきゃいけないの…」
どうしてあの男だけじゃなくその娘にまで苦しめられなきゃいけないの…
I have came across this sentence and have first assumed that it meant something along the lines of
Why am I not only being tormented by that man, but also his ...
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What does the に represents in 楽しみにしていました
To breakdown this line which is:
楽しみに + する+ ている- looking forward to it.
I'm aware that N+にする could mean 決定,変化
But this doesn't fit the translation of looking forward to it.
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What does ni mean here?
こさめ 漫画家に知り合いなんているか？
''Are there any acquaintances in mangaka?''
Can't find any other examples where someone asked the same so trying to figure out what it means, ''in mangaka'' doesn't sound natural
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What does 「に」 mean at the end of the 「侘しさに」?
The full sentence is 「寄る辺ない侘しさに」. I did some research and found out that「に」is used with na-adjectives to basically turn them into adverbs, but「侘しい」is an i-adjective, so it doesn't make much sense.
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How is に used in this sentence? With the verb 黒ずんでいる
西の空に陽が落ちかけていた。 燃える夕陽に、そこまで迫っている夜が混ざり合い、 西の空一面を覆う赤が独特の色合いに黒ずんでいる。
I understand is "西の空一面を覆う赤が" the red that covers the west sky surface" and "独特の色合い" of an unique unique hue&...
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Difference between the verbs used in the main clause of 間 and 間に
I saw these two sentences in a Youtube video-
私は冬休みの間韓国へ行きました。
私は冬休みの間に韓国へ行きました。
Shouldn't the first sentence be-
私は冬休みの間韓国へ行っていました。
My question is that shouldn't we use ています form of verbs with 間?( to ...
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How does this sentence make sense?
小学生に作れてしまうほど簡単
Each explanation i get is that it means ''Simple enough to be made by schoolchildren''
But how can this be translated to this if this isn't even the passive version of the verb? It ...
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What does the "に" in 上目遣いに mean?
In a book I was reading I found this expression:
私は瞼を閉じて、彼の頬にキスをした。上目遣いに、彼の表情を見る。
I understand the girl is like "I close my eyes, and kiss his cheek." and then "I gaze at his ...
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Why the de particle and not ni here?
駅で掃除ロボットがある wouldnt it make sense to use "ni" here since there is no action taking place?
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Can adjectives follow the に particle?
https://guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/verbparticles lead me to believe that the に particle should be used with a verb. However I have been reading some sentences that have noun + に + adjective.
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Why is にも used here with the passive instead of simply も?
In the first line, the character comments that's he's really 詐欺師 and he skillfully deceived the third person (not in the scene anymore), not letting out he's in 激痛.
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What is the usage of には in this sentence [duplicate]
What is the function of には in this sentence:
子供たちは密集して教師を取り囲み、みんなの眼が教師に向けられて、四方八方から口々に絶え間もなくしゃ べり立てていたが、Ｋには子供たちの早口の言葉が全然聞き取れなかった
It seems to me that は should be in place of には here.
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What does ことになってんだ mean in this sentence? [duplicate]
しばらく構ってやれないが良い子にできるか?
Which is "I won't be able to keep company to you for a while, but will you still be a good kid/behave?"
To which the character screams this reply:
I'm stumbled on the ...
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Is "カバンに本があります" correct?
I asked 2 Japanese teachers (native speakers both) whether the sentence "カバンに本があります" was correct in Japanese. Surprisingly, one claimed it is perfectly fine, while the other claimed it is ...
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What does にだけにはなるか (vulgar text warning/nsfw) mean?
I am stumbled on the second to left of this sentence.
The character mentioned his revenge failed, and in the last line he mentions he at least attempted to sleep with a girl. The character is a ...
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The use of causative + には in this sentence
Upon asking the group if they had a bad experience in the village, they deny and she says this.
I understand the first sentence is akin "Starting with the royal family, the village is quite ...
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