Volume 1 (1 - 5)

Question 1

は Topic Marker

Answer 1

• Marks topic of a sentence.
• Contrast one opinion with another one.
• Used when elaborating on something known to the reader.

Question 2

が​ Subject Marker

Answer 2

• Marks subject of a verb.
• Marks one option from another.
• Used when adding more information to a question.
• Used describing specific things with adjectives.
• Used as a conjunction (between phrases): but or even though.

Question 3

を Object Marker

Answer 3

• Marks object of a verb.
• With verbs with motion it marks how the motion takes place.

Question 4

に The Aiming Particle

Answer 4

• Marks indirect object.
• Marks a destination, direction or specific place of an action.
• Marks specfic point in time.
• Marks period of time something repeats in. (twice a week).
• Marks direct object for なる (to become), あう (to meet), のる (to ride).

Question 5

と The Glue Particle

Answer 5

• Marks a person that an action is done with.
• Links nouns.
• Marks quoted speech or phrasal objects: おもう (to think), かく (to write).
• Marks onomatopoeic words.