Questions tagged [particles]
助詞. Non-inflecting function words which follow words, phrases, or entire sentences.
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Please explain the use of では in this particle cluster
This is the first paragraph in a story geared towards teaching Japanese:
ジェームズは事務所で仕事をしています。彼は毎日とても忙しいです。彼はお客様と多くの会議 をします。ジェームズはこのような会議は好きではありません。彼はお客様がとても退屈しているのではと思っています 。
I don't understand how ...
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When can を be replaced with に?
In these two sentences, I would've thought に would be used in place, but instead を is used? When is it appropriate to use either?
A: 反対側【はんたいがわ】50メートルあたりを探【さが】して！
Search around 50 metres on the ...
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っといても after a verb
What does っといても mean after a verb, I've seen it several times. I'm guessing it's a slang form or a shortened form? I know that ても means "even if" (roughly), and I've seen って a lot so wasn't sure if it'...
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Questions about a correction, nominalizing, and particles
I was practicing writing sentences and tried to write the following in Japanese:
I heard he escaped from the island.
I originally came up with
彼が島から逃げるのを聞いたそうです。
But then I was corrected by 2 ...
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Difference between やめろい and やめろ
What exactly is the difference between やめろい and やめろ?
Is this い the same as the one used to strenghten assertions and statements like the い used in the sentence-final かい, だい, and がい? Can it be used ...
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Aren't 「から」 and 「ので」 closer to the meaning of “because” rather than “so”?
To my understanding all particles affect the word or clause that appears before them: 「駅から家まで行く。」 means "I'll go from the station to my house" rather than "I'll go the station from house to go".
So ...
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Meaning of がい in だろうがい
What exactly does "がい" mean in the phrase "リーダーは俺だろうがい"?
To give some context, here's part of the video I heard it from:
https://youtu.be/44UruxeJ_20?t=1127
This was said by a comedian, so maybe it'...
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Is a particle required after 何か？
I noticed that particles are sometimes omitted after 何か. Is there a grammatical rule that dictates omission of a particle after 何か or this is just a conversational contraction?
E.g., are the following ...
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Help parsing a sentence with two を
Context: in the Dead Tube manga, a villain is talking about how she turned people into zombies by giving them a hallucinogenic drug and explains that they are "contagious".
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What I'm getting wrong on this sentence? あそこに立っているのが、あなたのみらいの子どもです
I translated the following sentence
あそこに立っているのが、あなたのみらいの子どもです
Into:
"Your future child will be standing there."
But the correct translation according to Wanikani would be:
The person ...
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~を出る vs. ~から出る: Grammar rule not consistent
In 初級を教える人のための日本語文法ハンドブック (pg. 24), an attempt is made to distinguish between ~を出る and ~から出る (also applied to 出発する or other "leaving" verbs), but the description seems inconsistent:
「を」vs.「から」
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Double が particles
To my understanding, 誰｛だれ｝が猫｛ねこ｝が好き｛すき｝？ is a valid sentence in Japanese. What exactly is happening here with the two が particles? Is it really the case that 好き can take two subjects? Or is it that ...
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What's the meaning of ともすると and かとも in this sentence?
I would like to understand the meaning and usage of those two sets of particles in here.
左の腋窩と右の脇腹に箆深く射された矢がなかったなら、 それはともすると羅馬の競技者が、 薄暮の庭樹に凭って疲れを休めている姿かとも見えた。
ともすると: I've read it works as an ...
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Nuances of「すらさえも」?
I came across this 「すらさえも」construction in the following sentence:
「子供を誘拐したロリコン野郎からすらさえもバカにされ続けた」
I've learned that they mean (mostly) the same, but haven't come across them in immediate succession;...
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Question about ほど in this sentence
I wasn't able to find any explanation of 「ほど」 in these constructions...
「そんなテメーに盾突かれるほど頭に来る事はない」
In any case I would like to ask whether I am getting the general meaning right. Besides that I ...
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How can this sentence be understood?
I'm reading 仮面の告白 by Mishima Yukio, and I came across this sentence:
そのほか に縄目は見えず、青年の裸体を覆うものとては、腰のまわりにゆるやか に巻きつけられた 白い粗布があるばかりだった。
I would like to understand how is this sentence made by the ...
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とまで parsing and usage
In no game no life, this is one of the first things that is said about "blank", and it is supposed to translate to:
"Among gamers, they're said to be unbeatable.
勝｛か｝つことは不可能｛ふかのう｝とまで言われるゲーマーの話を (...
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Omitting the particle? 「時の経つのも忘れさせる」
明快な口調とテンポの良い楽しい授業が時の経つのも忘れさせる。
Ｗhen I searched the Internet I found the phrase 時の経つのを忘れさせる.
So, what is the reason for replacing the particle を with も?
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Interpretation of にはな in this sentence
I know that based on the title it might sound a bit odd, but thing is, there's a video game I like and it only has an English dub and Japanese subtitles.
There's a line (which is spoken by a guy), ...
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では vs には in these two sentences
去年 広島に行きました 広島では原爆ドームに行きました。
私の国ではドラゴンロールというすしが人気があります。
In these two sentences why is では being used instead of には? 行きました is a traveling movement so you use に. No action is occurring in the ...
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Disambiguation of 大抵
I am having problems with when to understand 大抵 as:
a) 事柄のあらまし。だいたいのようす。また、全体のうちの大部分。おおよそ。おおかた。(https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/大抵/#jn-133918) (or as defined in Apple's dictionary) 全体の中の大部分のもの。...
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What is the meaning of this な?
少なくともあなた自身は 見たら抜かずにはいられないほど嫌い、な様ではないようですし
So , what does this な in {な様} mean ?
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Meaning of particle and word in provided sentence
What is the meaning of this sentence 高橋ですが、今よろしいでしょうか, is が being used to indicate that the speaker has more to say. Also what is the meaning of でしょう in this sentence?
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Why is が not being used in this sentence?
A: あの～、すみません。
B: はい。
A: このへんにこうしゅうでんわはありますか。
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In the third sentence, は is used instead of が, but こうしゅうでんわ is something new being added to the conversation, which is a function of が.
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What is the meaning of のだと in this context?
これが学習者にとっては妙なのだと気付くには慣れが必要かもしれませんが
What does のだとmean here ?
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What is the meaning or usage of the に at the end of the following sentence?
あなたもできる対処法とは? 不安から日常安心できる生活に 。
So what does the に here refer to? Is it になる?
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What is the meaning/usage of に in the following sentence?
ある事柄について感じた事(が、発表できる程度にまとまったもの)。
So, I understand the first sentence, but I'm a little confused about the second one.
My translation is: to have a feeling about a certain matter to the extent of ...
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Causative and the particle に + how to properly translate
I came across this sentence in the Yugioh Manga:
「最大の誤算は貴様ごときに神を拝ませることになろうなぁんてねぇ」
(the preceding sentence: 「俺は貴様を多少みくびっていた....」）
I used Please help me identify who does what in this sentence and ...
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が vs は for intransitive verbs
In my textbook it says that to say:
There is a good restaurant in this building.
the translation is:
このたてものにいいレストランがあります。
However, why is が used and not は? Would は be indicating a contrast (...
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the meaning of との here? [duplicate]
その場合、ウイルス性脳炎やギラン・バレー症候群などの神経疾患との鑑別に苦慮するなど診断が困難を極める。
What is the meaning of との in this sentence ?
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…がいい…のいい difference? [duplicate]
I have been stumbling upon phrases like
「頭のいい人」
「頭がいい人」
Or in relation to my other question
「都合の悪いところ」
「都合の悪いところ」
Are there any differences in meaning/nuance?
And extending on 「のいい」while I am ...
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都合の悪いところ + 見て判断したそう + punctuation of this sentence
I am having several problems understanding this sentence:
「都合の悪いところは破っておいた日記と一緒に持ち帰った、小型デストロイヤーの足を見て判断したそうだ。」
First of all と一緒に持ち帰った、, especially the "、" confuses in the sense of the scope of と一緒に. ...
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what is the correct particle in this particular case, の or で [duplicate]
Which of these two forms is better to say "[This] is the best [something] in the world"?
「なになに」
これは世界で一番の「何々」ですよ
それとも
これは世界の一番の「何々」ですよ
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What is this usage of と at the end of a sentence in this song? And in general?
In the song Chercher by KOTOKO, there are a couple lines that look like completed thoughts/sentences, but end in と
For example
約束｛やくそく｝する 私｛わたし｝がすぐあなたのこと探｛さが｝し出｛だ｝すと
Also she definitely says 「と」...
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相手には when speaking of “two third persons”
I want to clarify my understanding of 相手には in the following sentence...
「人見知りをしない相手には強気なところがあるよな」
It refers to a person that usually acts rather shy around others but scolded one of her ...
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が function in this sentence?
In this sentence 昨日レストランに行きましたがすごく美味しかったですよ, what is the function of が? So far I have learned that this particle is used to emphasize what comes before it or is used as "but". However, I cannot ...
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What is the にはな used for in the following sentence?
「僕にはな、ちゃんとした名前が……」
Is the above にはな made from the に+は particles with a ない (omitted い), or is it something else entirely?
Context provided below if it will help in solving the above issue.
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Who's afraid in 私が怖い? [duplicate]
In an anime I heard this sentence:
どうして私と戦おうとしないの？私が怖いの？
which is translated as "Why don't you want to fight me? Are you scared of me?". I'm not sure why が is used here: I found that 私は怖い means "I'...
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Say I want to speak with someone
How do you express that you want to speak with someone using Kanji? So far I imagine I would us something like マリオ話{はなせ}欲{ほ}しいます。Combining the name of the person "マリオ", expressing a want "欲{ほ}しい", and ...
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NO adjectives list or complete explanation
how can i distinguish between no adjectives and noun? particularly, No adjectives are joined with a ni particles, Is there any full list or something to remember about them ?
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Is there an omitted particle between the いい and 歳 in the following sentence?
こんな、少女と言っていい歳の女の子が殺し屋だと？
I'm wondering if there is an omitted particle between the bolded いい and 歳 of the above sentence, which is the last sentence in the provided context below.
Context: Narrative ...
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Particle Usages [closed]
I have 3 main questions regarding different particles and their use.
1) In the sentence 明日、テストがありますね what is the point of having が instead of は?
2) In the sentence このへんに本屋がありますか how is に being used ...
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What is the の particle doing in this sentence when used after まで?
I have the following sentence from chapter 140 of the manga, 『五等分の花嫁』.
今の父と再婚するまでの私たちは極貧生活でした。
Context: One of the girls (of 5 siblings) is speaking with her male friend and she is discussing how ...
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Which clause is the だけ in 身の危険が迫った時にだけ発現する能力だから attached to?
身の危険が迫った時にだけ発現する能力だから
I know there are two relative clauses in the above sentence, as shown below.
Example structure is [verb/sentence]noun/main clause]
Relative clause 1: [身の危険が迫った]時]
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Why is there a が in 深淵に臨むが如し?
In the sentence 深淵に臨むが如し why is there a particle が after the verb 臨む? Shouldn't it be 深淵に臨むよう?
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What is the difference between を vs の in 何を勉強します and 何の勉強します?
What is the difference between を vs の in 何を勉強します and 何の勉強します ?
I noticed in sentences both variants. And I wonder which of them more properly or in which case they are should be used?
P.S.Neither ...
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Couldn't “ni” particle be used in this example?
I'm a total newbie learning japanese as you will see, so please be patient with me. I have this sentence from my textbook:
Shiken no toki jisho o minai de kudasai!
Because it was a new lesson, I ...
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What is the meaning of でも 私 あなたのそういうところ すきよ?
I was reading a manga and the character said:
でも 私 あなたのそういうところ すきよ
I translated it as "You like someone such as me." I may be completely wrong because ところ throws me off. I know some particles are ...
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占める and particles
My book says that
AはBの[割合]を占めている
is a structure used to say
A accounts for [fraction] of B
So far, so good. But it also provides the following two alternative structures, which bother me:
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Why is みんな sometimes used with a particle and without?
I've seen in Genki I みんな used without a particle (no particle follows the word). For example:
たいていみんな寝ています
私のかぞくは四人です。みんなとてもしんせつです。
However, I've also seen sentences in which it is followed ...
