Japanese particles
I'm trying to understand the use of the japanese particles "ni" and "de". In my book there are a few examples of their use.
Doyôbi ni gakkô de tenisu suru.
Otôsan wa doyôbi ni tokyo ni ikimasu.
Nihon-go no jugyô wa nan-ji ni desu ka?
I don't understand why they are where they are so to speek.
I know that "de" is where something happens. And "ni" is time or the goal toward which things move.
But i still don't understan. Could somebody give me more examples? Stupify it a little.
thank you.
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Nihon-go no jugyô wa nan-ji ni desu ka?..WRONG
Nihon-go no jugyô wa nan-ji desu ka?..RIGHT
You never use "NI" with "desu".
DE = where something happens
NI = at what place something resides, or at what place something ends up. It also has other meanings, but be patient, you'll them as you go along.
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I get thrown by に quite often too. I try to think of it this way:
ni seems to be mainly used to show time or direction of motion. de is more for the place where an action takes place or it can show method used.
しちじはんにくるまでしごとにいきました。
shichijihan ni kuruma de shigoto ni ikimashita.
At half past seven I went to work by car.
私はリーズでともだちにあいました。
watashi wa riizu de tomodachi ni aimashita.
I met my friends in Leeds.
My Japanese teacher is always correcting me on the use of に so if this is wrong I apologise in advance!
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You're most welcome. :)
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Thanks! :-D
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I recommend a book called "All About Particles by Naoko Chino"
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