Grammar Info

N5 Lesson 3: 1/13

At, In

Structure

Place +

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Particle

  • Word Type

    Case Marking Particle

  • Register

    Standard

About で

is a particle that has several different uses in Japanese. At its core, it is always used to highlight something that is 'required' to perform some sort of action. One of these uses relates to places, and translates roughly as 'at', or 'in' in English.

In these sentences, the place is considered essential for the action to be performed, or the result of the action to be achieved. This is unlike the particle , which marks the location itself as being the destination or target of an action. Basically, means (A) 'place' allows (B) 'action' to occur. While means (A) 'place' is the target for (B) 'action' occurring.

In the first example, we can see that marks the place that the person exists during an action, but the action itself is not dependent on the place. In the second example, the action is considered dependent on being at that place, as there are possibly no barbeques in other areas.

Examples

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    そこ()

    I sleep (at) there.

    ホテル()

    To sleep at the hotel.

    ここ()ります

    To turn (at) here.

    (わたし)ここサッカーする

    I play soccer (at) here.

    そこ(およ)ます

    Will you swim (at) there?

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