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"De" and "Ni" Particles

"De" and "Ni" particles are very useful particles in Learning Japanese. "Ni" tells the place where someone or something is, was, or will be while "De" tells the place or something where the activity is done. Both of these particles has the same equivalent meaning in English "in", "on", and "at".

Example 1.

Japanese	English
Gakkō ni ikimasu./がっこうにいきます	I go to school.
Gakkō de benkyō shimasu/がっこうでべんきょうします	I study at school.

In the first sentence using "Ni" marks the destination (to school / gakkō ni) while "De" marks place where the activity is done (at school / gakkō de).

Example 2.

Japanese	English
Nihon ni imasu. /にほんにいます。	I'm in Japan.
Nihon de hataraiteimasu./にほんではたらいています。	I work in Japan.

In the first sentence tells the location of the subject (in Japan/ Nihon ni) while the second sentence tells where the action is doing (in Japan/ Nihon de).

Example 3.

Japanese	English
Shigoto wa hachi ji han ni hajimarimasu./しごとは8じはんにはじまります。	Work starts at 8:30.
Shigoto wa go ji ju fun de owarimasu./しごとは５じ１０ふんでおわります。	Work ended at 5:10.

In the first sentence tells the exact time of work begins (ni hajimarimasu) while in the second sentence decide on what time the work end (de owarimasu).

"De" and "Ni" particle is quite similar but definitely, it has different meanings. Hopefully, everything is clear about these particles. I hope you enjoyed it. Let's study Japanese.

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