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が (particle)
Ex. うけつけ に おんなの ひと が います。 |
が is a subject marker. Used to state that a thing or person exists in a particular location; used when speaker believes the info is new to the listener.
Ex. うけつけ に おんなの ひと が います。 There is a woman at the reception desk. |
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かぞく
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family
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にっこう
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Nikko, scenic area north of Tokyo
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あります
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verb: be, exist
(used for inanimate things) |
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います
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verb: be, exist
(used for people, animals) |
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おてら
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Buddhist temple
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じんじゃ
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Shinto shrine
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や (particle)
Ex. おおきい おてらや じんじゃが あります。 |
And so on.
Particle や is used for "and" when listing two or more things and implying the existence of others. Ex. おおきい おてらや じんじゃが あります。 There are large temples and shrines (and so on). |
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おんせん
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hot springs (resort)
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~ って なん ですか。
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What is a/an ~?
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スパ
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spa
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そう ですか。
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Really?
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いい ですね。
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That's nice.
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よ
Ex. とんかつは にっく ですよ。 |
I assure you.
Particle よ is used at the end of a sentence to call attention to info the speaker things the listener doesn't know. Ex. とんかつは にっく ですよ。Tonkatsu is meat (I assure you). |
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いっかい
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first floor, ground floor
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にかい
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second floor
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さんがい
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third floor
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よんかい
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fourth floor
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ごかい
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fifth floor
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ろっかい
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sixth floor
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おくじょう
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rooftop
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ちか
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basement
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ちか いっかい
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B1F, first basement floor (of several)
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うけつけ
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reception
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おてあらい
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restroom
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ちゅうしゃじょう
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parking lot
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へや
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room
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れいぞうこ
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fridge
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ベッド
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bed
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ソファー
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sofa
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テーブル
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table
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いす
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chair
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はな
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flower
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かばん
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bag, briefcase
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うえ
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top, above
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した
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bottom, below, under
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まえ
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front, before
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うしろ
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back, behind
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なか
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inside, middle
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となり
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next to
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ちかく
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vicinity, nearby
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ひだり
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left
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みぎ
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right
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テーブルの したに かばんが あります。
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There is a bag under the table.
*Unlike English, the item/person goes first, then particle の, then the position. |
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かばんの なかに かぎや ほんが あります。
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Inside the bag there are keys and books and so on.
*Unlike English, the item/person goes first, then particle の, then the position. |
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なに も (+ ありません)
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nothing
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だれ も (+ いません)
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no one
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みずうみ
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lake
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ひと
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person, human
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おんな
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female
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おとこ
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male
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おんなの ひと
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woman
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おとこの ひと
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man
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こ
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child
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おんなの こ
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girl
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おとこの こ
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boy
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あります
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to be (present affirmative)
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ありません
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to be (present negative)
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ありました
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to be (past affirmative)
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ありませんでした
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to be (past negative)
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テーブルの うえに なに も ありません。
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There is nothing on the table.
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にかいに だれ も いません。
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There is no one on the second floor.
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つくえ
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desk
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ひきだし
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drawer
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ペン
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pen
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さいふ
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wallet
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セーター
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sweater
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ポケット
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pocket
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みず
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(cold) water
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はこね
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Hakone (national park southwest of Tokyo)
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かまくら
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Kamakura (historic town southwest of Tokyo)
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りょかん
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traditional Japanese inn
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たき
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waterfall
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そばや
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buckwheat noodle shop
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~や
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shop (suffix)
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テレビ
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television
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まど
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window
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でんき
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(electric) light, electricity
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なに が あります か
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what is present
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だれ が います か
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who is present
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かいしゃに だれが いますか。
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Who is in the office?
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あいだ
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between
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ぎんこは にくや と ぱん ぱんや の あいだに あります。
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The bank is between the butcher and the bakery.
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くうこうの ちかく
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near the airport
*Unlike English, the item/person goes first, then particle の, then the position. |
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ベッドの うえ
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on the bed
*Unlike English, the item/person goes first, then particle の, then the position. |
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かばんの したに ほんが あります。
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Under the bag there is a book.
*Unlike English, the item/person goes first, then particle の, then the position. |
