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    This document provides a summary of common Japanese particles and their meanings and usage. It discusses the particles は/が, の, も, を, に, へ, で, and some lesser used particles like か, と, や, よ, ね. It explains that は emphasizes what comes after it, while が emphasizes what comes before. の shows possession. も means "also" or "too". を marks the direct object of a verb. に indicates movement, direction, or time. へ emphasizes the destination. で shows how or where an action occurs. Examples are provided to illustrate the usage of each

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    JAPANESE PARTICLES CHEAT SHEET

    Indicate subjects by
    coming after them

    The Possessive

    Also / Too

    Meanings: Apostrophe S & of

    Meanings: is, am, are

    *Makes something possessive, like saying my


    monkey, Jennys friend, or Bobby of Sony (i.e.
    Sonys Bobby).

    Meanings: also and too - it can also


    emphasize any

    *One thing to know about is that its not


    pronounced ha but pronounced wa
    emphasizes what comes after it
    emphasizes what comes before it
    : I am Koichi
    : I am Koichi
    * The first example would be used when youre
    introducing yourself to someone, the second one
    would be more like one of those movies where one
    person has the gun pointed at two identical
    targets, where they are saying I am Koichi and
    No, Im Koichi! The important (emphasized)
    part is the I portion, so youd use .

    Examples:

    Examples:

    Me too / Me also

    My name is is Koichi

    Bobby also will go to Ikea

    Its Bobbys dog

    I didnt eat anything

    Examples:

    I am a student (where is am in this sentence)

    That student is stupid

    You are interesting

    What is it that you want to eat?

    I like sushi / it is sushi that I like

    The Direct Object

    Movement and Time

    How its used: All it does is shows what the direct


    object is. Used when youre directly doing
    something (the verb) to something (the object).

    How its used: Used to show what an action is


    directed to, and also shows destinations,
    directions, places, and time. Remember, when you
    move you use your knees (ni)

    Examples:
    (object) (particle) (verb)
    Eat sushi
    Xbox
    I will buy an X-Box
    *Not used when you arent directly involved or
    responsible (i.e. the radio is broken vs. I broke
    the radio - the second one uses )

    Examples:

    I will go to Japan

    At 3 oclock I will eat sushi


    *Some Movement Verbs:

    Emphasizing the
    Destination

    Shows Context

    Other Particles

    Meaning: By way of / at

    How its used: This is a lot like the particle ni


    but emphasizes the destination. Its more like
    heading towards than anything else (see
    examples below)

    Can show how and where an action takes place.

    Question marker - used on the end of a


    sentence to make a question, like a question mark!

    Examples:

    Used to list nouns when you are listing


    everything and you know everything on the list

    Examples:

    I went by Car

    Used to list nouns when you arent listing


    everything, and maybe there are other things not
    included.

    Heading towards Japan

    I ate at the restaurant

    Sentence ender that gives an isnt it feeling


    used to receive agreement for what youre saying.

    dfysdfys

    Sentence ender that gives a you know


    feeling, often when relaying new information.

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