{"id":4015,"date":"2014-08-15T09:03:26","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T09:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=4015"},"modified":"2018-07-25T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T14:40:14","slug":"basic-japanese-lesson-o-and-de-partiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/basic-japanese-lesson-o-and-de-partiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Japanese Lesson &#8211; O and De particles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, this month is the month you will be familiar with basic Japanese grammar. \u00a0We are starting with important particles.<\/p>\n<p>So far, we have covered the following particles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mo (\u3082) &#8211; means &#8220;too&#8221; or &#8220;also&#8221; in English. Click<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/basic-japanese-lesson-mo-particle\/\"> here<\/a> to review this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ga(\u304c) &amp; Wa (\u306f) &#8211; two confusing particles of Japanese. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/basic-japanese-lesson-ga-and-wa-particles\/\">here<\/a> to review this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today&#8217;s lesson covers the O (\u3092) and De (\u3067) particles.<\/p>\n<p>First let&#8217;s cover the O\u00a0(\u3092)\u00a0 particle. This particle has a lot to do with &#8220;direct object&#8221;. \u00a0According to the definition from Wikipedia, &#8220;<span style=\"color: #252525\">Traditional\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #0b0080\" title=\"Grammar\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grammar\">grammar<\/a><span style=\"color: #252525\">\u00a0defines the\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"color: #252525\">object<\/b><span style=\"color: #252525\">\u00a0in a sentence as the entity that is acted upon by the subject.&#8221;. So, basically direct object is the entity that occurs right after the verb. \u00a0In Japanese, the direct object is followed by the particles O(\u3092).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let me show you some examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watashi wa okashi <strong>o<\/strong> mottekimasu. \u79c1\u306f\u3001\u304a\u304b\u3057\u3000<strong>\u3092<\/strong>\u3000\u6301\u3063\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff08\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001\u304a\u304b\u3057\u3000<strong>\u3092<\/strong>\u3000\u3082\u3063\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff09-\u00a0I will bring the snacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watashi wa pan<strong> o<\/strong> kaimasu. \u00a0\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u30d1\u30f3\u3000<strong>\u3092<\/strong>\u3000\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff08\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001\u30d1\u30f3\u3000<strong>\u3092<\/strong>\u3000\u304b\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff09- I will buy the bread.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oto-to wa manga<strong> o<\/strong> yondeimasu. \u5f1f\u306f\u3001\u6f2b\u753b\u3000<strong>\u3092<\/strong>\u3000\u8aad\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff08\u304a\u3068\u3046\u3068\u306f\u3001\u307e\u3093\u304c\u3000<strong>\u3092<\/strong>\u3000\u3088\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff09- My brother is reading a comic book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kino- watashi wa tomato <strong>o<\/strong> kaimashita. \u6628\u65e5\u3000\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u30c8\u30de\u30c8\u3000<strong>\u3092<\/strong>\u3000\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3000\uff08\u304d\u306e\u3046\u3000\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001\u30c8\u30de\u30c8\u3000<strong>\u3092<\/strong>\u3000\u304b\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff09- Yesterday, I bought tomatoes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next particle is also useful one where you can use to mark the location of activities. \u00a0In English, this will be expressed by &#8220;at&#8221; or &#8220;in&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Examples are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ani wa ginko <strong>de<\/strong> hataraite imasu. \u5144\u306f\u3001\u9280\u884c\u3000<strong>\u3067<\/strong>\u3000\u50cd\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff08\u3042\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3000\u304e\u3093\u3053\u3046\u3000<strong>\u3067<\/strong>\u3000\u306f\u305f\u3089\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\uff09- My older brother works at the bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>**Watashi wa sono inu o ko-en<strong> de<\/strong> mitsukemashita.\u3000\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u72ac\u3092\u516c\u5712\u3000<strong>\u3067<\/strong>\u3000\u898b\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff08\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3000\u3053\u306e\u3044\u306c\u3092\u3000\u3053\u3046\u3048\u3093\u3000<strong>\u3067<\/strong>\u307f\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff09- I found the dog at the park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>**Notice that there are two particles in discussion are used in the above sentence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The particle De(\u3067) does not just mark the location of the activities but also marks the means by which the action is performed. For example, tools and methods. \u00a0This is similar to &#8220;with&#8221;, &#8220;on&#8221;, &#8220;in&#8221;, &#8220;by&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n<p>Examples are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watashi wa haha to denwa <strong>de<\/strong> hanashimashita. \u79c1\u306f\u3001\u3000\u6bcd\u3068\u3000\u96fb\u8a71\u3000<strong>\u3067<\/strong>\u3000\u8a71\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff08\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001\u306f\u306f\u3068\u3000\u3067\u3093\u308f\u3000<strong>\u3067<\/strong>\u3000\u306f\u306a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff09- I spoke to my mom on the phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kyou wa kuruma <strong>de<\/strong> kokoe kimashita. \u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u8eca\u3000<strong>\u3067<\/strong>\u3000\u3053\u3053\u3078\u6765\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff08\u304d\u3087\u3046\u306f\u3001\u304f\u308b\u307e\u3000<strong>\u3067<\/strong>\u3000\u3053\u3053\u3078\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\uff09- I came here by car today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Watashi wa nihongo <strong>de<\/strong> hanasunoga sukidesu. \u79c1\u306f\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3000\u3067\u3000\u8a71\u3059\u306e\u304c\u3000\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff08\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001\u3000\u306b\u307b\u3093\u3054\u3000<strong>\u3067<\/strong>\u3000\u306f\u306a\u3059\u306e\u304c\u3000\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002\uff09I like speaking in Japanese.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Try using these particles in your Japanese sentences. Try creating as many sentences as possible for your practice and let me know if you have any questions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, this month is the month you will be familiar with basic Japanese grammar. \u00a0We are starting with important particles. So far, we have covered the following particles: Mo (\u3082) &#8211; means &#8220;too&#8221; or &#8220;also&#8221; in English. Click here to review this. &nbsp; Ga(\u304c) &amp; Wa (\u306f) &#8211; two confusing particles of Japanese. 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