Oct 16 • Daily Actions & Wins
Particles
Japanese Particles — The Glue of the Language
If verbs are the action and nouns are the things, then particles are the glue that hold everything together.
They’re small, but they decide who’s doing what to whom — and even why.
Let’s look at some key ones 👇
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🟢 は (wa) – Topic marker
> わたしはせんせいです。
Watashi wa sensei desu.
→ “As for me, I’m a teacher.”
It tells us what we’re talking about.
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🔵 が (ga) – Subject marker
> だれがきましたか。
Dare ga kimashita ka?
→ “Who came?”
It points to the doer of the action — especially when introducing new information.
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🟡 を (o) – Object marker
> みずをのみます。
Mizu o nomimasu.
→ “I drink water.”
It shows the direct object of the verb.
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🟣 に / へ (ni / e) – Direction, destination
> にほんへいきます。
Nihon e ikimasu.
→ “I’m going to Japan.”
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🔴 で (de) – Location or means
> バスでがっこうへいきます。
Basu de gakkou e ikimasu.
→ “I go to school by bus.”
It means “by” or “at.”
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💬 Your Challenge:
Try writing your own sentence that uses at least three particles correctly!
Example:
> わたしはきょうカフェでコーヒーをのみます。
Today I’ll drink coffee at a café.
Comment your sentence below!
Ganbatte kudasai!
Joe Sensei!
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