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Japanese Particles

“Japanese Particles” is a comprehensive resource or guide designed to assist learners in understanding and using particles, essential elements of Japanese grammar.

Japanese Particle から(kara)

Japanese Particle から(kara) Japanese Particles Guide – 助詞 I – Description “Starting point = starting, beginning” (起点を表す「から」) 1. Starting point of time and place (時や場所の起点) 1, 会議は何時から始まりますか? ….. 10時からです。 What time does the meeting start? …. Starting at 10 o’clock. 2, ここから駅まで歩いて何分ぐらいかかりますか。 How long does it take to walk from …

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Japanese Particle NO (の)

THE PARTICLE の (no) The particle の (no) can be used to indicate possession. In this case it works essentially like possesive [‘s] in English 私の車 (watashi NO kuruma) – my car 山田さんの車 (yamada san NO kuruma) – Yamada’s car 猫の耳 (neko NO mimi) – cat’s ear. “No” can be …

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Japanese particles : A quick overview of Japanese particles

Japanese particles : A quick overview of Japanese particles. Particle Uses Example で Indicates 1.      where an action takes place (at, in) 2.      method or tool used for an action (with, by) 3.      the composition of an object (of, from) 学校(がっこう)で勉強(べんきょう)します。 I study at school. 飛行機(ひこうき)でロンドンに行きました。 I went to London …

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