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(Japanese particles,Japanese particles,Japanese particles!)

I hope you guys enjoyed last night's lesson as much as I did!

It was an EXTREMELY informative lesson, so if you missed it out,

I advise you to go check the previous blog right at this instance ;)

Okay...

So on today's lesson we will be focusing on Japanese particles,

their uses, meanings and applications.

First of all we will start off with the most basic of the particles, then advance in level as this post progresses, sounds good? That's great then, let's begin!

Ga が= Can be used as an identifier (identifies something which has not been specified previously, but also a conjuction (but)

Examples

Fujimi ga Oka (Fujimi Hill)

Neko ga suki. (I like cats)

Inu wa suki da ga, neko wa kirai da. ( I like dogs BUT, I have cats)

Ka か= Can be used to change a statement into a query, a statement expressing doubt, an alternative lister and can also mean wether or not (when do is added).

Examples

o-genki desu ka? (How are you?) Kore ka, sore ka? (This, or that?) Iku ka/ [do ka] wakarinai (I don't know / wether or not he'll go)

Kai (かい)= kai is a gentler and masculine variant of the question marker ka.

Mo (も)= Mo means "also" or "as well", it always replaces the other particles wa and ga, but can follow others.

Anata mo ninja shinjimasu ( You also believe in ninja)

Ni (に)= To in, by, at is its literally translation. It is used for indirect objects and for instructions.

Examples

Watashi ga ega ni ikimasu= I'm going to see a movie

Watashi ga sono ie ni = I am at the house.

Watashi ga kudasai koto ni agemasu= Please give me that thing. ( Reinforces thing, Indirect object)

Ni wa (には)= Can mean "for, or in to". The "wa" part of it demonstrates the topic particle.

Examples

Shichimi wa, watashi ni wa kara-sugiru- Shichimi is way to spicy for me

Nihon ni wa totemo sugoi hana ga aru= In Japan there are awesome flowers.

no (の)= possession indicator, noun link, topic marker (subordinate clauses), nominalization. When nominalizing whole phrases, the no may function either as emphasis or as a question, depending on tone of voice

sensei no kuruma= The teacher's car

Kuruma no Nissan= Nissan cars (linking)

Yasui no wa, kore.= This one, is cheaper.

Taberu no ga daisuki.= I love eating

Node (ので)= Translates to because.

Tesuto ga aru no de, ikenai.= Because I have a test, I cannot go.

Nomi (のみ)= Translates to "only" or "just"

Watashi ga ni neko nomi arimasen deshita= I didn't のみ (only) have 1 cat before

no ni (のに)= Means literally "Although, despite, would have, in order to"

Benkyō shiteiru no ni, eigo ga hanasenai.= Even though I'm studying, I can't speak English.

Hikkosu no ni torakku ga hitsuyō da.= In order to move, you need a truck.

O (を)= "Through, form, past (motion verbs only)". This particle functions as a direct object.

Neka ga esa o tabeta= The cat ate the food.

Shi (し)= Translates as "and what's more" (it's a conjunction).

Kawaii da shi, sugoi da shi, kono konpyuta!= It's cute, it's awesome, this computer!

dokoro ka= Translates to: "anything but, far from"

Kare wa keisatsukan dokoro ka, hanzaisha da.= He's far froming being a policeman, he's a criminal.

de= means " by means of"

Jitensha de ikimashō.= Let's go by bycicle.

Okay, that's it for tonight's lesson!

There are plenty more particles, and I shall go over them most likely tommorow :D