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Simple Mistress

PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2008 9:22 pm


Pure Snow By Himiko-Den Lyrics
konayuki ga maiorite kita machi de
toiki ga shiroku sora ni hodokete yuku
anata no koto omoeba doushite?


What does the "Ga", "De", "Ni", and "No" mean?
I don't understand the two lettered words.
What are they?
Help?
PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2008 10:33 pm


They're not words. They're particles. Learn more about them you will as you study the language more.

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-okonomiyaki o konomu-

PostPosted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 7:48 am


Simple Mistress
Pure Snow By Himiko-Den Lyrics
konayuki ga maiorite kita machi de
toiki ga shiroku sora ni hodokete yuku
anata no koto omoeba doushite?


What does the "Ga", "De", "Ni", and "No" mean?
I don't understand the two lettered words.
What are they?
Help?

They're a very important part of Japanese grammar. They indicate things like the direct object, the subject, the location, etc.
PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:11 pm


-okonomiyaki o konomu-
Simple Mistress
Pure Snow By Himiko-Den Lyrics
konayuki ga maiorite kita machi de
toiki ga shiroku sora ni hodokete yuku
anata no koto omoeba doushite?


What does the "Ga", "De", "Ni", and "No" mean?
I don't understand the two lettered words.
What are they?
Help?

They're a very important part of Japanese grammar. They indicate things like the direct object, the subject, the location, etc.



de and ni are similar, but not the same. they both mean at, but de is used sometimes to indicate the means of the verb. like basu de ikimasu *i go by bus* ni is never used in that kind of situation (at least not that i'm aware of.)

no is the particle of ownership as seen here

dare no inu desu ka? *who's dog is this?*

sore ha watashi no inu desu *that (over there) is my dog*

*note that ha sounds like wa as a particle but is written with an "h" then only time you'll use the character "wa" is in an actual word, never the particle "ha"* it's kinda weird, but it'll be second nature before you know it.

ga is a trickier one. sometimes we use "wo" in front of verbs, and sometimes we use "ga" i'm not exactly sure why or how, so you'll have to research that one.

i hope i was helpful. 4laugh

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:08 am


Note: Any "wa" seen below should be written as a hiragana "ha" in writing. When speaking, the particle is pronounced "wa".

Some more differences between "ni" and "de":

You use "de" when you use an action verb at a particular place.

Ex: Watashi wa Honya de jiten wo kaimashita. (I bought a dictionary at the bookstore).

Geemu sentaa de taiko no tatsujin wo shimashita. (I played Taiko no Tatsujin at the arcade.)

You use "ni" when talking about a certain thing exists or can be done at a certain place.

Ex: Doubutsuen ni takusan doubutsu ga imashita. (There were a lot of animals at the Zoo.)

When talking about you can do a certain things at a place, you probably can use "niwa" (particle ni combined with the particle wa).

Ex: Doubutsuen niwa iruka ga mieru. (At the Zoo, you can see dolphins.)

Ga is sometimes used as the subject, but differently.

For instance:

Kenji-san wa Noriko-san ga suki desu. (Kenji loves Noriko.)

Kono kinoko wa aji ga arimasen (This mushroom has no flavor). [Note: When using Negative forms, you can technically use wa instead of ga, but it's outside the purpose of this example]

Ga is used also with verbs dealing with the five senses and also verbs of existance.

Ex: Kokokara, fujisan ga mierudeshou. (You might be able to see Mt. Fuji from here.) [Mieru: to be able to be seen]

Iekara tsuyoi nioi ga shiteimasu. (You can smell a strong smell coming from the house.) [Nioi ga suru: to smell]

Watashi wa neko ga sanbiki imasu. (I have three cats). [iru: verb of existence for living things].

A lot of times, if you already have a subject of the sentence declared with wa, if there's another person that has to be declared in the sentence you can use Ga. But, only in certain cases. For example:

Ex: Tanaka-san ha Ryuuseke-san ni denwa wo kakemashita. (Mr. Tanaka called Ryuuseke on the phone.

You use ni instead of ga here because when doing something to someone, it's usually ni.

No is possession. Basically acts like:

Jon's Bicycle

Jon no jitensha
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