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ex:
dare ga gakusei desu ka
( who is the student )
mo - too noun + mo
ex:
watashi mo orenji ga suki desu.
(i like orange too)
demo - but; however mid sentence or new sentence
ex:
kyou wa isogashii desu, demo ashita wa hima desu.
( I’m busy today but i’m not busy tomorrow )
to - and noun + to/ adjective + to
ex:
watashi wa ringo to orenji ga suki desu.
(I like apple and orange)
ya - and; or; connecting particle noun + ya + noun
similar to “to”
ex:
mai asa, pan ya beekon nado wo tabeteimasu.
(Every morning I eat bread and bacon and so on)
de - location of action (at) noun + de
ex:
watashi wa gakkou de benkyou shimasu.
( I will study at school. )
ni - location of existence (in) noun + ni
ex:
watashi wa nihon ni imasu.
( I’m in Japan )
e - describes a direction/ noun + e
emphasis on journey or path to
destination ex:
kyou, tokyou e ikimasu.
( I’m going to Tokyo today.)
verb + kara/ noun + kara
ex:
kara - because; since; from daiji na shiken dakara, ganbaru.
(This is a very important test, so I will do my best.)
17 ji kara arubaito ga aru.
( I have my part time job from 5pm )
made - until; as far as; to noun + made
ex:
kinou made oyasumi deshita.
(I was on vacation until yesterday.)
no - expresses possession or verb + no
belonging
ex:
watashi no kuruma.
(My car.)
kurai or gurai - approximately; verb + kurai/ noun + kurai/adjective kurai
about; around
ex:
kanojo ga watashi to onaji kurai se ga takai.
(My girlfriend is about the same height as me.)
dake - only verb + dake/ noun + dake/ adjective + dake
ex:
hitori dake.
( only one person. )
no de - because of; given that; since verb + node/ adjective + node
ex:
atsukatta node puuru ni itta.
(It was hot today, so I went to the pool.)
wo or o - object marker particle noun + wo + verb
ex:
niku o taberu.
(To eat meat)