Particles Flashcards
は (wa)
Topic
Kinō wa ame datta.
It was rainy yesterday
を (o)
Grammatical object
Watashi wa choko o tabemasu.
I eat chocolate.
も(mo)
Also
Watashi wa furansujin desu.
I am French.
Watashi mo furansujin desu.
I am also French.
に (ni)
Destination
Gakkō ni ikimasu.
I go to school.
へ (e)
Direction
Kare e tegami o okurimasita.
I sent him a letter.
で (de)
Location
Watashi wa ie de hon o yomimasu.
I read books at home.
が (ga)
Object when fist introduced
Dare ga kimasu ka.
Who will come?
から (kara)
Origin in space or time
Gakkō kara ie made dorekurai kakarimasu ka?
How long does it take you to get home from school?
まで (made)
Until
Kanojo to shichi-ji made doraibu shimashita.
I went driving around with my girlfriend until 7 o’clock.
と(to)
With/And (or quotation mark)
Niku to sakana ga suki desu.
I like meat and fish.
や (ya)
Such things as…
Aka ya kīro no hana ga saiteita.
There were red, yellow and other color flowers blooming.
の (no)
Possession (like English apostrophe)
Anata no namae wa nan desuka?
What’s your name?
ね (ne)
Isn’t it/eh/don’t you think/right?
Kore wa oishii desu ne .
This is delicious, isn’t it?
よ(yo)
Declares strong conviction
Ashita Watashi wa iku yo .
I’ll go tomorrow!