by Martin | Jul 9, 2021 | Particles
How to make comparisons in Japanese In English, the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs or “more” and “than” is used to make comparisons. In Japanese, ajectives do not have special forms for comparative and superlative ideas, and making...
by Martin | Jul 4, 2021 | Particles
What are Japanese participles? Let’s learn particle de/で for now. How to use particle de/で The particle de/で is used to indicate where, how/with what, how long, or why. In English, prepositions are always followed by a noun group and make a prepositional phrase. A...
by Martin | Jun 30, 2021 | Particles
What are Japanese participles? Let’s learn particle e/へ for now. How to use particle e/へ e/へ(pronounced e, but spelled he) is used to indicate direction of movement. e/へ is equivalent to English “to.” In English, prepositions are always followed by a noun...
by Martin | Jun 29, 2021 | Particles
What are Japanese participles? Let’s learn indirect object particle ni/に for now. Indirect object particle ni/に Indirect object particle ni/に is an indirect object marker. The particle ni/に marks the indirect object of the verb. That is, it tells us who benefits from...
by Martin | Jun 25, 2021 | Particles
What are Japanese participles? Let’s learn particle no/の for now. How to use particle no/の The particle no/の can be used like the English preposition “of” to show ownership, material, type, location or origin. In English, prepositions are always followed...
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