Questions tagged [particle-へ]
助詞「へ」. Indicates motion towards (English "to").
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When going somewhere, is there any difference between e (へ) and ni (に)?
Can you use へ and に interchangeably, as in:
北海道へ行く
and
北海道に行く ?
Are there any subtle differences in the use of these two?
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How to use へ (-e), に (-ni), まで (made) and の方 (no-hō) with destination and direction?
It is common to ask the difference between just "へ" (-e) and "に" (-ni) but it seems to get even more complicated when you also mix in "まで" (made) and even "の方" (no-hō).
When Japanese people ask me ...
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Particle と with へ; ～へと
Consider ～へと in these cases:
～へと下がる : (of some quantity) to fall to ~
～へと先送りされる : to be postponed to ~
～へと旅立つ : to make a trip to ~
～へと広がる : to spread to ~
へと seems to be equivalent to ...
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Are へ and に interchangeable in these cases?
I'm just starting to learn Japanese.
I do not quite understand one of the uses of the captioned particles.
I've learned that に refers to the location of the destination, and へ refers to the direction ...
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When are へ and に used together?
おばあさん は 川（かわ） へ せんたく に でかけます。
Why is there both へ and に? When can they be used together? Can someone break down the sentence for me to understand?
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What does へ mean at the end of this sentence?
Just wondering what へ means in this context.
日本郵政「かんぽの宿」すべて売却へ
Seems like it might be implying that the "Kanpo no Yado" are going to sell off all its assets but I'm a little confused as to ...
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What purpose does は serve after へ in this sentence?
ところで、今週末のゴルフ大会へは行くんですか。
I feel I have a decent understanding of both of those particles, but I'm wondering how the meaning of the sentence changes with and without the は after へ.
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the に行きます construction and particles
I know the (place)へ(noun)を(verb)に行きます construction, but I also know that in some instances the particle に can indicate the place where we're going. Is it possible to use に instead of へ in this ...
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How are the noun 方【へ】 and the particle へ related?
I looked up the etymology of 古【いにしえ】 on gogen-allguide, and found the following:
いにしえは、「去る」を意味する動詞「いぬ（往ぬ）」の連用形「イニ」に、過去を示す助動詞「キ」の連体形「シ」がついた「イニシ」が、方向を表す名詞「ヘ（方）」を修飾した「往にし方（いにしへ）」。
This basically says ...
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