ParticleQuest
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Eight Japanese particle questions, with context and explanations. Take your time, try again, and follow a guide whenever you want to go deeper. Answers stay on this page and reset when you reload.

Ask “Who is coming?” with 誰 as the subject.
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誰?来ますか。

Ask “Who is coming?” with 誰 as the subject.

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が · In this subject question, 誰が asks which person is coming.

Explore the idea: は vs が: topic, subject, and what you want to say ↗
You read a book at the library.
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図書館?本を読みます。

You read a book at the library.

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で · The library is where the reading activity happens.

Explore the idea: に vs で: where something is, or where you do it ↗
You board the train.
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電車?乗ります。

You board the train.

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に · Learn 電車に乗る as a complete pattern.

Explore the idea: を vs に: objects, destinations, and getting on a train ↗
You go to the park together with a friend.
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友達?公園へ行きます。

You go to the park together with a friend.

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と · と marks the companion.

Explore the idea: と vs や: complete lists, examples, and companions ↗
Say that this is your friend’s bag.
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これは友達?かばんです。

Say that this is your friend’s bag.

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の · 友達のかばん connects the owner with the bag.

Explore the idea: The Japanese particle の: possession and noun connections ↗
Your friend is a student. Say that you are one too.
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私?学生です。

Your friend is a student. Say that you are one too.

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も · 私も adds you to the people who are students.

Explore the idea: The Japanese particle も: saying “also” naturally ↗
Study from nine until twelve.
QUICK CHECK 7

九時?十二時まで勉強します。

Study from nine until twelve.

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から · Nine is the starting point.

Explore the idea: から and まで: from a starting point to an endpoint ↗
Suggest meeting at eight o’clock.
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八時?会いましょう。

Suggest meeting at eight o’clock.

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に · 八時 is a specific clock time.

Explore the idea: When to use に with time: at seven, tomorrow, every day ↗