Before we can do much with verbs, we first need to learn some particles that are used to describe how various parts of a sentence interacts with the verb.<\/p>\n
The \u300c\u3092\u300d particle is used to designate the direct object of a verb.<\/p>\n
Note<\/b>: While \u300c\u3092\u300d is technically a w-consonant sound, it is pronounced the same as \u300c\u304a\u300d.<\/p>\n We learned that we can list multiple nouns in the last chapter with the \u300c\u3068\u300d particle, e.g., salt and<\/em> pepper. We can also use the same particle to describe an action that was done with someone or something.<\/p>\n The target particle is used to designate the target of an action whether it’s a time or location. It serves the purpose of many English prepositions such as “at”, “in”, “to”, and “on” as long as it indicates a target of an action.<\/p>\n The context particle is used to describe the context or the means in which a verb takes place. For example, if you’re eating at a restaurant, since the restaurant is not a direct target for eating, you wouldn’t use the \u300c\u306b\u300d particle. Instead, you would use the \u300c\u3067\u300d particle to describe the restaurant as the context in which eating is taking place.<\/p>\n The \u300c\u3078\u300d particle is similar in some ways to the \u300c\u306b\u300d particle. However, while the \u300c\u306b\u300d particle indicates a target for just about any verb, \u300c\u3078\u300d is more specifically used to indicate a direction of motion verbs such as “to go” or “to send”. <\/p>\n Because the \u300c\u306b\u300d particle does everything \u300c\u3078\u300d does and more, this particle is not used as often as the other particles. However, it is still beneficial to be at least familiar with it.<\/p>\n Note<\/b>: While \u300c\u3078\u300d is normally pronounced as “he”, this particle is pronounced as \u300c\u3048\u300d<\/p>\n Before we can do much with verbs, we first need to learn some particles that are used to describe how various parts of a sentence interacts with the verb. \u300c\u3092\u300d Object Particle The \u300c\u3092\u300d particle is used to designate the direct object of a verb. Note: While \u300c\u3092\u300d is technically a w-consonant sound, it is … <\/p>\nExample<\/h3>\n
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\nWatch movie.<\/li>\n
\nEat rice\/meal.<\/li>\n
\nRead book.<\/li>\n
\nWrite letter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\u300c\u3068\u300d And\/With Particle<\/h2>\n
Example<\/h3>\n
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\nPlay with friend.<\/li>\n
\nTalk with Lee-san.<\/li>\n
\nMeet with relative.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\u300c\u306b\u300d Target Particle<\/h2>\n
Example<\/h3>\n
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\nGo to school.<\/li>\n
\nAs for relative(s), come tomorrow.<\/li>\n
\nRide on bus.<\/li>\n
\nAsk\/listen to teacher.<\/li>\n
\nStand in front of people.<\/li>\n
\nMeet friend.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\u300c\u3067\u300d Context Particle<\/h2>\n
Example<\/h3>\n
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\nEat at restaurant.<\/li>\n
\nSpeak in Japanese. (Speak by means of Japanese.)<\/li>\n
\nEat with chopsticks. (Eat by means of chopsticks.)<\/li>\n
\nWatch movie at movie theatre.<\/li>\n
\nBusy with work. (Busy by means of work.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\u300c\u3078\u300d Directional Particle<\/h2>\n
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\nGo to school.<\/li>\n
\nSend letter to Japan.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"