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助詞(じょし)particle, postposition

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    1. Noun

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      particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word

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    助詞 【じょし】

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      助詞(じょし)には活用(かつよう)がありません。

      Particles do not conjugate.

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      (かく)助詞(じょし)(ふく)助詞(じょし)接続(せつぞく)助詞(じょし)も、(すべ)助詞(じょし)です。

      Case particles, adverbial particles, conjunction particles; they're all particles.

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      助詞(じょし)助動詞(じょどうし)接尾(せつび)()などは「てにをは」とも()ばれます。

      Particles, auxiliary verbs, suffixes, and the like are also known as 'te ni o wa'.

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      助詞(じょし)は、使(つか)えば使(つか)うほど、それぞれの特徴(とくちょう)理解(りかい)する(こと)出来(でき)ます。

      The more you use particles, the more you'll come to understand their individual nuances.

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      「を」や「は」などの助詞(じょし)(こま)かなニュアンスの(ちが)いを説明(せつめい)するのは(むずか)しい。

      It's hard to explain the subtle differences between particles like 'wo' and 'wa'.

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