First let’s take a look at these location words:<\/p>\n
\u3053\u3053<\/strong> – right here<\/p>\n \u305d\u3053<\/strong> – right there<\/p>\n \u3042\u305d\u3053<\/strong> – over there<\/p>\n \u306a\u304b<\/strong> – inside<\/p>\n \u3046\u3048<\/strong> – on\/above<\/p>\n \u3057\u305f<\/strong> – under\/beneath<\/p>\n \u307e\u3048<\/strong> – in front of<\/p>\n \u3046\u3057\u308d<\/strong> – behind<\/p>\n \u307f\u304e<\/strong> – right<\/p>\n \u3072\u3060\u308a<\/strong> – left<\/p>\n \u305d\u3070<\/strong> – near<\/p>\n \u3061\u304b\u304f<\/strong> – near<\/p>\n The formula for describing the location of things, is this: place 1 + \u306f<\/strong> particle + place 2 + \u306e<\/strong> particle + location word + \u3067\u3059<\/strong>. For example, a sentence like this, \u3060\u3044\u304c\u304f\u3000\u306f\u3000\u307b\u3093\u3084\u3000\u306e\u3000\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3000\u3067\u3059<\/strong>. (\u3060\u3044\u304c\u304f<\/strong> = university. \u306f<\/strong> = subject marking particle. \u307b\u3093\u3084<\/strong> = book store. \u306e<\/strong> = no particle. \u3068\u306a\u308a <\/strong>= next to. \u3067\u3059<\/strong> = copula “is”.) means “The university is next to the book store.” You can also use the negative present polite of \u3067\u3059<\/strong>, <\/strong>which is \u3058\u3083\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/strong>. If you replace \u3058\u3083\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/strong> with the \u3067\u3059<\/strong>, you get the sentence, “The university is not next to the book store”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First let’s take a look at these location words: \u3053\u3053 – right here \u305d\u3053 – right there \u3042\u305d\u3053 – over there \u306a\u304b – inside \u3046\u3048 – on\/above \u3057\u305f – under\/beneath \u307e\u3048 – in front of \u3046\u3057\u308d – behind \u307f\u304e – right \u3072\u3060\u308a – left \u305d\u3070 – near \u3061\u304b\u304f – near The formula for describing the…<\/p>\n