{"id":157,"date":"2009-12-13T16:04:28","date_gmt":"2009-12-13T20:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=157"},"modified":"2009-12-13T16:04:28","modified_gmt":"2009-12-13T20:04:28","slug":"describing-where-things-are-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/describing-where-things-are-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Describing Where Things Are Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u3068\u306a\u308a<\/strong> – next to<\/p>\n

\u3068\u306a\u308a<\/strong> can only be used when the two places\/items being stated are in the same category. When the two places\/items are in contrast, \u3088\u3053<\/strong> are used. For example, it sounds better when you say, “\u3067\u3093\u308f\u3000\u306f\u3000\u306d\u3053\u3000\u306e<\/strong>\u3000\u3088\u3053\u3000\u3067\u3059<\/strong>“. (\u3067\u3093\u308f<\/strong> = telephone. \u306f<\/strong> = topic marking particle. \u306d\u3053<\/strong> = cat. \u306e<\/strong> = no particle. \u3088\u3053<\/strong> = next to. \u3067\u3059<\/strong> = copula, “is”). In English this would mean, “The telephone is next to the cat.” However, in a sentence like this, “\u306d\u3053\u3000\u306f\u3000\u3044\u306c\u3000\u306e\u3000\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3000\u3067\u3059<\/strong>“. (\u306d\u3053<\/strong> = cat. \u306f<\/strong> = topic marking particle. \u3044\u306c<\/strong> = dog. \u306e<\/strong> = dog. \u3068\u306a\u308a<\/strong> = next to. \u3067\u3059<\/strong> = copula, “is”.) In English this would be “The cat is next to the dog.” Notice that “cat” and “dog” is in the same\u00a0category,\u00a0(animals). That’s why \u3068\u306a\u308a<\/strong> is used instead of \u3088\u3053<\/strong>. However, “telephone” and “cat” are not in the same category, so that’s why \u3088\u3053<\/strong> is used.<\/p>\n

\u3042\u3044\u3060<\/strong> – between<\/p>\n

With \u3042\u3044\u3060<\/strong>, the formula changes a bit. Here’s the formula: place\/item 1 + \u306f<\/strong> particle + place\/item 2 + \u3068<\/strong> particle + place 3 + \u306e<\/strong> particle\u00a0+ \u3042\u3044\u3060<\/strong> = between + \u3067\u3059<\/strong> = is. Here’s an example, “\u307b\u3093\u3084\u3000\u306f\u3000\u3068\u3057\u3087\u304b\u3093\u3000\u3068<\/strong>\u3000\u30c7\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u3000\u306e\u3000\u3042\u3044\u3060\u3000\u3067\u3059<\/strong>“. (\u307b\u3093\u3084<\/strong> = book store. \u306f<\/strong> = topic marking particle. \u3068\u3057\u3087\u304b\u3093<\/strong> = library. \u3068<\/strong> = and. \u30c7\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8<\/strong> = department store. \u306e<\/strong> = no particle. \u3042\u3044\u3060<\/strong> = between. \u3067\u3059<\/strong> = is.) In English this sentence would mean, “The book store is between the library and the department store. The key difference with this formula is that you need a third place and you also need the \u3068<\/strong> particle.<\/p>\n

In order to describe an event that happened at a particular place, you can use this formula: place 1 + \u306e<\/strong> particle + description place + \u3067<\/strong> particle + verb. Here’s an example, “\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u3000\u306e\u3000\u306a\u304b\u3000\u3067<\/strong>\u3000\u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong>“. (\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3<\/strong> = restaurant. \u306e<\/strong> = no particle. \u306a\u304b<\/strong> = inside. \u3067<\/strong> = de particle. \u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong> = ate.) In English this would mean, “I ate inside the restaurant”. You can also use the polite negative past tense by substituting \u305f\u3079\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f<\/strong> with \u305f\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f<\/strong>. Also, in the previous paragraph, we had the sentence, “\u307b\u3093\u3084\u3000\u306f\u3000\u3068\u3057\u3087\u304b\u3093\u3000\u3068<\/strong>\u3000\u30c7\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u3000\u306e\u3000\u3042\u3044\u3060\u3000\u3067\u3059”.<\/strong> To turn this into the polite negative past tense, insert \u3058\u3083\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f<\/strong> and take out \u3067\u3059<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u3068\u306a\u308a – next to \u3068\u306a\u308a can only be used when the two places\/items being stated are in the same category. When the two places\/items are in contrast, \u3088\u3053 are used. For example, it sounds better when you say, “\u3067\u3093\u308f\u3000\u306f\u3000\u306d\u3053\u3000\u306e\u3000\u3088\u3053\u3000\u3067\u3059“. (\u3067\u3093\u308f = telephone. \u306f = topic marking particle. \u306d\u3053 = cat. \u306e = no particle. \u3088\u3053…<\/p>\n

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