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Re: Japanese Particles [Cheatsheet]

エリック — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:45:54 -0000

こういちさん、ありがとうございました。This is an excellent resource.

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Som — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 04:22:12 -0000

Koichi, these are perfect! The differences between wa and ga have finally clicked. PuniPuni just didn't cut it. ^_^ many thanks!

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Muhammad Halawa — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:15:42 -0000

Perfectly done thank you man for sharing it ;*)

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エッリたん — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 07:18:52 -0000

So I mostly get the particles wa and ga, mostly "e" I think I get the wo particle although the ni particle still laughs at me :cc (slowly self teaching)
But if I was to say "Thankyou for the book" Or something similar, which particle would mean "for"? D: 本をありがとうございました。 I'm sure it's either the o or ni particle "used to show what action is directed to" or something. any extra explanation for these two would help ;_;

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Switch_minamoto — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 23:53:22 -0000

That eyes. Always looking up. As if asking me. To throw straight right jab. At you. Sankyu.

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Jeremy Cooper — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 22:42:23 -0000

Thank you!!!

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Cristian Aska Malatesta — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:25:00 -0000

I think the main problem about Japanese particles is that are mixed up and presented in a wrong way, following the Latin-like case markers we Western people use to think with (nominative, dative, etc...). Instead, Japanese particles follow their own principles, different from the Western thought.
E.g. "ga" is presented as the "subject" marker. NO! That's not true! "Ga" has its own value and nuances, and just ACCIDENTALLY coincides with the subject of a sentence. In fact, we can use "ga" to mark an "object", too. That makes things confused. "wa", "ga", "mo" and even "ka" can be "subject" markers, they just imply different nuances, some are easy to understand (A mo B = A and B; A ka B = A or B) and some are harder to master (A wa, B ga etc...).
It's like to consider "the", "a" and "one" as articles.
I saw the man (I told you yesterday)...
I saw a man (a not-important random man)...
I saw one man (just the unique one right here)...
Oh, wait! "One" isn't an article! @_@

So, every particles have a "function", a "role" in the sentence. Just let's stop to call them "subject", "topic" or "object" markers, things will be much easier and less messy.
P.S. Sorry if my English is wrong, I'm Italian.

Re: Japanese Particles [Cheatsheet]

Alex Cloud — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 22:01:23 -0000

very nice! thank you very much!

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Maria Paula Rodriguez — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:52:34 -0000

This is perfect thank you so much!!

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white guy learning japanese — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:17:12 -0000

I second this statement!

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セリ — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:38:50 -0000

うわー！ありがとう！！！

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フラヌ — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:22:47 -0000

Thank you so much!!!

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R. Ali — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:23:50 -0000

nice... thanks man ^-^

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Tom — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 16:17:33 -0000

Would be nice if you had the english version of how to say the particle for people who cant read japanese yet, and are still working on the speaking, the only one i knew was 'ha/wa' as you clearly stated it was pronunced as 'Wa'.

thanks

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Cristalmortan — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:11:18 -0000

I really like this cheat sheet!! It helped me quite a bit!!!

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guestta — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:00:44 -0000

This is really helpful thank you! :)

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Peridotrain — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:00:57 -0000

hey I have a quick question. how come in the Ni particle part there is a sentence "watashi wa nihon ni ikimasu"? isn't this suppose to be watashi wa nihon e ikimasu? because the sentence is moving. for ni on the other hand, it should be watashi wa nihon ni imasu right?

Re: Japanese Particles [Cheatsheet]

Alex — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:58:24 -0000

Can somebody please explain what the particles とは　and　のが/のは mean? I have asked others but all they give me is the same linguistic mumbo-jumbo that gives everyone a headache.

Thanks!!

Re: Japanese Particles [Cheatsheet]

Pat_the_walru — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:39:31 -0000

この韻も使用されは、約束に作ります。am i using the particles right here?

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Guest — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:08:54 -0000

THANK YOU =)))

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koichi — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:28:49 -0000

ha, nice!

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Guest — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:26:07 -0000

OMG, thanks so much! I've been studying Japanese for 10+ years and thanks to your cheat sheet, I now understand the が particle clearly. But Im still a bit stumped when it's mixed in with other particles like のが

Re: Japanese Particles [Cheatsheet]

koichi — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:11:09 -0000

I'll keep it in the oven ;) Thanks!

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Genniveve — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:28:45 -0000

Thank you for providing an easier learning environment. lol as I'm reading your page i can hear your voice saying the words in my head that means you have mad an impact to say the least also I would like to buy you text but have not the money yet so keep it warm for me. :P lol

Re: Japanese Particles [Cheatsheet]

SinisterT — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:06:25 -0000

Looking back on the simplistic parts of the Japanese language like this, make me laugh at how much my skills have improved. I went from studying this and basic words and phrases, to now, studying kanji relentlessly every day. To say the least you've been a big help. Stay rad man, I apreciate the dedicated service you've provided us all with. :D