Particles Flashcards
だ
Casual form of です
だけ
Only, just, merely, simply, no more than, nothing but, alone
As much as, to the extent of, enough to
で
By with
*Used in conjunction
Ex: 車で行き
I will go by car
And then, so
*Used at sentence end in similar way to よ to indicate certainty, emphasis, etc
にて is formal literary version
が
Conjunction
But, however, still, and
After volitional form of verb
Regardless of, whether (or not)
の
Possessive particle
Verb nominalizer (turning verbs into nouns)
散歩する[の]が好き（さんぽするのがすき）i like walking
Can also indicate the thing or one that is the target of the verb
食べたのは the thing I ate, the one i ate
に
Destination particle
In, on, at, to
Time/place (at)
To (direction, destination) also can use へ
に is focused on destination, へ is focused on destination
か
Question particle
Can also be used at end of sentence as a rhetorical question
Can also be used mid sentence to suggest possibilities. Best English translation is ‘or’
あなたかたけし
You or Takeshi 😉
から
Particle
From (time, place, numerical quantity), since
東京から
When placed after a verb or い adjective
Because
(After a noun must always be だから)
Particle
From (originator), by
Particle follows verbs
Because
Particle
Out of (constituent, part)
Particle
Through (window, vestibule)
Particle
Following て form of verb
After
Particle
Expresses sympathy or warning
いいから
かた
方
Takes place of ます in conjugation
Means the way of doing something, how to do
食べかた
The way of eating, someone’s way of eating, how to eat
の がへた
の が下手
To be bad at doing something
Attaches to a verb to indicate that a person or thing is bad at doing that verb
話すのがへた to be bad at talking, or i am bad at talking
の が上手
の がじょうず
To be good at doing something. Same rules as のが下手.
This comes off more as praise to describe someone or something else being good at something, so if used on urself, u may sound cocky
