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で Particle Posted by Ginny on Oct 16, 2009
The で particle indicates where the action takes place. Take a look at this example: きっさてん で コーヒー を のみます. (きっさてん = cafe. で = location marking particle ‘de’. コーヒー = coffee. を = direct object marking particle ‘wo’. のみます = polite present tense verb ‘drink’.) In English, this sentence would mean, ‘[I] drink coffee at a cafe.’ The…