Particles Flashcards
Kyoto AND Osaka
Kyoto TO Osaka
Kyoto and Oasake FOR EXAMPLE
Kyoto YA Osaka
Kyoto OR Osaka
Kyoto KA Osaka
I like Kyoto
Kyoto GA suki desu
There are temples in Kyoto
Kyoto Ni OTera Ga arimasu
(Ni - in)
(Ga - it exists)
I like ramen
Ra-Men ga suki desu
I have a dog
inu ga imasu
What is を used for ?
Direct object
What is は used for?
Topic marker
‘As for’
Nihon wa (as for Japan)
What is がused for?
Things you like
Subject of exsistance
Specific topic
What is で used for?
Place of action
What is に used for?
Destination
Place of existence
What is とused for?
And
I went to Kyoto
Kyoto ni ikimashita
(Ni) destination
(Mashita) past tense
I ate sushi in Kyoto
Kyoto de sushi o tabemashita
(De) place of action
(O) action to the verb
(Mashita) past tense
As for Japan, Kyoto is famous
Nihon wa Kyoto ga yummei desu
(Wa - main topic)
(Ga - specific topic)
(Desu - is)
Can a place become the direct object?
Yes.
Kyoto o shitte imasu ka?
Do you know Kyoto?
Kyoto is a concept in this sense
This is ‘a’ tasty cake!
Kore wa oishi ka-ke desu
This is ‘the’ tasty cake?
Kore ga oishi ka-ke desu
This is tasty ramen
Ramen wa oishii desu
This (specific) ramen in tasty
(As opposed to another)
Kore ga ramen oishii desu
I eat ramen at 6pm at the restaurant
Watashi wa roku Ji ni restoran de ramen o tabemasu
Too/also
も
Mo
What is ね used for?
Right?
Seeking agreement.
Huh?
