Grammar Flashcards
で (de).
1) At (following location where action occurs).
2) By/with (following the means or method by which action is done (implement, transportation etc).
3) To indicate total amount of something (time, money, people etc).
か (ka).
The か particle is used to turn a sentence into a question. It’s easy to think of it like a question mark (which often is not used in Japanese).
から (kara).
From, since, because, starting span (time, distance etc).
まで (made).
Until, towards, ending span (time, distance etc).
も (mo).
Too, also, as well.
ね (ne).
The particle ね is a sentence ending particle that is used to confirm something to someone. Similar to “right?” or “don’t you think so?” or “eh?”.
に (ni).
1) In, at, on (following location information).
2) In, at, on (following specific time information).
3) To/towards (following direction/destination information).
へ (e).
To/towards (following direction/destination information).
の (no).
The の (linking) particle is used to indicate a connection between two pieces of information and often communicates possession.
を (o/wo).
The particle を is an object marker used to indicate that the preceding object is the target of the following transitive verb.
と (to).
1) Used to connect multiple things in the form of an exhaustive list. Meaning is similar to “and”.
2) With (following people/company information. Who you do the action with in verb sentences).
は (wa particle)
The particle は follows the topic the speaker is talking about, thus is known as the “topic marker” particle.
や (ya).
Used to connect multiple things in the form of a non-exhaustive list. It is implied that there are other items that could be included in the list. Meaning is similar to “and”.
よ (yo).
The particle よ is used at the end of a sentence to emphasise what you are saying. Meaning is similar to “you know” adding emphasis.
が (ga).
1) Used to indicate that the preceding information is the object of the sentence. Where sentence uses non-transitive verb/non-action verbs.
2) Used to communicate “but” or “however” following sentence ending grammatical items such as “desu”.