Particles Flashcards
ga - subject
Getsuyoobi ni shiken ga arimas.
Kinoo ame ga furimashita.
There will be a test on Monday.
It rained yesterday.
ga - contradiction
Asa wa samuides ga, hiruma wa atsuides.
It’s cold in the morning, but it’s hot during the day.
ga - softener
Sumimasen ga ima nanji desuka.
Excuse me, but what time is it now.
o - direct object
Namae o kaite kudasai.
Please write your name.
o - place or object from which something or someone leaves
Asa hachiji ni uchi o demasu.
I leave home at eight in the morning.
o - place that something moves over, along or through
Kooen o samposhimas.
I take a walk in the park.
ni - destination
Rainen nihon ni ikimasu.
Next year, I am going to Japan.
ni - location
Uchi ni neko ga ikimasu.
I have a cat at my home.
ni - indirect object
Tomodachi ni aimas.
I see my friends.
ni - time
Maiban juuji ni nemasu.
I go to sleep at 10:00 every night.
ni - purpose
Ashita kaimono ni ikimasu.
I am going shopping tomorrow.
de - site for the activity to take place
Toshokan de benkyoo shimasu.
I study at the library.
de - means or implement of the action
Empitsu de namae o kakimasu.
Write your name in pencil.
de - cause or reason
Kaze de gakkoo o yasumimashita
I missed school due to a cold.
e - direction
Rainen nihon e ikimasu.
Next year, I am going to Japan.
