Japanese Particles Flashcards
1
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wa
A
indicate that something is the subject
2
Q
ga
A
works similarly to ‘wa’ - indicates the subject
used for comparisons or used after question words like (what, who, where, which etc.)
3
Q
o
A
indicates the object of the sentence
4
Q
de
A
used to show how or where an action takes place
e.g. “Basu de ikimasu” means “I went by bus”
5
Q
e
A
indicates direction - loosely means ‘heading towards’
it also is used as ‘dear’ in a letter - e.g. “Kyoto e” which means “Dear Kyoto”
6
Q
ya
A
it means ‘and’ when you don’t say all the items on the list
7
Q
kara
A
means ‘from’
8
Q
made
A
means ‘until’ or ‘to’
e.g. “Paris kara Nihon e” which means “Paris to Japan”
9
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yo
A
to put emphasis or conviction to what your saying
it means something like ‘you know?’
