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Describing Where Things Are Part 2 Posted by Ginny on Dec 13, 2009
となり – next to となり can only be used when the two places/items being stated are in the same category. When the two places/items are in contrast, よこ are used. For example, it sounds better when you say, “でんわ は ねこ の よこ です“. (でんわ = telephone. は = topic marking particle. ねこ = cat. の = no particle. よこ…