Japanese Grammar Tips

All 9 Case Particles


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が is mainly used to express the subject, but also can be used to express the objecct.


Subject:

さとうさん が いきます。

Mr.Sato will go.


Object:

ハンバーガー が たべたいです。

I want to eat a hamburger.


を is used to express the object of action, the starting point and the passing point of movement, and so on.


Object:

ハンバーガー を たべます。

I will eat a hamburger


The starting point:

きょう は 6:00 に いえ を でます。

I will leave home at 6:00 today,


The passing point:

まいあさ こうえん を さんぽします。

I walk in the park every morning.



に is used to express the place of the existence, time, the arrival point of action, taker of the item, the objective, and so on.


The place of the existence:

りんご が つくえ の うえ に あります。

There is an apple on the table.


Time:

きょう は 6:00 に いえ を でます。

I will leave home at 6:00 today.


The arrival point of action:

きょう マクドナルド に いきます。

I will go to McDonald's today.


Taker of the item:

さとうさん は すずきさん に プレゼント を あげました。

Mr. Sato gave a present to Mr. Suzuki.


The objective:

かいもの に いきます。

I will go shopping.


で is used to express the place where the action or event take place, method, cause or reason, subject, and so on.


The place where the action or event take place:

きょう こうえん で サッカー を します。

I will play soccer at the park.


Method:

まいにち くるま で かいしゃ に いきます。

I go to the workplace by the car everyday.


Cause or reason:

きょう かぜ で がっこう を やすみました。

I took leave from school because of cold.


Subject:

みんな で サッカー を します。

Everyone will play soccer all together.


と is used to express someone with whom doing something cooperatively, someone who are interecting with, and so on.


Someone in cooperation:

きょう はは と ケーキ を つくります。

I will make a cake with my mother today.


Someone in interaction:

きょう すずきさん と けんか を しました。

I had a fight with Mr. Suzuki today.


へ is used to express the direction. Mostly, へ can be replaced with に.


Direction:

きょう マクドナルド へ いきます。

I will go to McDonald's today.


から is used to express the starting point of time or place, the material, and so on.


The starting point of time:

その えいが は 10:00 から はじまります。

That movie will start from 10.


The starting point of place:

いま いえ から しゅっぱつ します。

I'm leaving home now.


The material:

チーズ は 牛乳 から つくられます。

Cheeze is made from milk.


より is used to express the comparison, the starting point, and so on.


Comparison:

にほん より アメリカ のほうが おおきいです。

The United States is bigger than Japan.


The starting point:

さくじつ より ゆき が ふりはじめました。

It started to snow since yesterday.


まで is used to express the arrival point of time or place, and so on.


The arrival point of time:

きょう は 6:00 まで はたらきます。

I will work until six today.


The arrival point of place:

とうきょう まで くるま で いきます。

I will go to Tokyo by the car.


Referrence:

Comparison between Two Items

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Comparison-between-Two-Items-eo3tpc



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