This particle is used to express dative.
| Kanji | 私は友達にメ-ルを送ります。 |
| Furigana | わたしはともだちにメ-ルをおくります。 |
| Romaji | watashi wa tomodachi ni meeru o okurimasu. |
| English | I send my friend an email. |
Particle に (ni)
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Particle を (wo/o)
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This particle is used to express accusative.
| Kanji | 私は御飯を食べます。 |
| Furigana | わたしはごはんをたべます。 |
| Romaji | watashi wa gohan o tabemasu. |
| English | I eat rice. |
Particle まで (made)
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This particle can be applied in three situations, where it can also be combined with the other particles から (kara) and に (ni).
1. Period:
In this case the particle まで (made) describes a period of time.
| Kanji | 会議は九時から十時までです。 |
| Furigana | かいぎはくじからじゅうじまです。 |
| Romaji | kaigi ha kuji kara juuji made desu. |
| English | The meeting lasts from 9 to 10 o’clock. |
2. Point in time:
In this case the particle まで (made) is used together with に (ni) to indicate the end of an exact point in time.
| Kanji | 会議は十時までに終わります。 |
| Furigana | かいぎはじゅうじまでにおわります。 |
| Romaji | kaigi ha juuji madeni owarimasu. |
| English | The meeting ends at 10 o’clock. |
3. Location:
In this case the particle まで (made) is used to express the time or period related to a location.
| Kanji | 東京から名古屋まではどのぐらい掛かりますか。 |
| Furigana | とうきょうからなごやまではどのぐらいかかりますか。 |
| Romaji | Tokyo kara Nagoya made wa dono gurai kakarimasuka? |
| English | How long does it take from Tokyo to Nagoya? |
Particle より (yori)
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Particle より (yori)
This particle can be used in two situations expressing a comparison or having the meaning “from”.
1. Comparison:
In this case the particle より (yori) is used to compare two nouns with each other.
| Kanji | 金は銀より高いです。 |
| Furigana | きんはぎんよりたかいです。 |
| Romaji | kin wa gin yori takai desu. |
| English | Gold is more expensive than silver. |
2. Meaning “from”:
In this case the particle より (yori) is used to express receiving something from someone else. It can be used as an alternative to the Particle から (kara).
| Kanji | この本は先生より貰いました。 |
| Furigana | このほんはせんせいよりもらいました。 |
| Romaji | kono hon wa sensei yori moraimashita, |
| English | I received this book from my teacher. |
Particle から (kara)
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This particle describes the beginning of something and can be used in a temporary or geographical context or it has the meaning “from”.
1. Temporary context:
In this context the particle から (kara) is used to express that a period of time starts.
| Kanji | 会議は十時からです。 |
| Furigana | かいぎはじゅうじからです。 |
| Romaji | kaigi wa juuji kara desu. |
| English | The meeting starts at 10 o’clock. |
2. Geographical context:
In this case から (kara) is used to express the meaning of “from this place onwards”.
| Kanji | ここからは入りません。 |
| Furigana | ここからははいりません。 |
| Romaji | koko kara ha hairimasen. |
| English | No entry from here onwards. |
3. Meaning: “from”:
In this case the particle から (kara) is used to express receiving something from someone else. It can be used as an alternative to the Particle より (yori).
| Kanji | この本は先生から貰いました。 |
| Furigana | このほんはせんせいからもらいました。 |
| Romaji | kono hon wa seinsei kara moraimashita. |
| English | I received this book from my teacher. |
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