Phrase Particles
They come in the middle of a sentence.
It is
attached to a
preceeding noun to indicate a
meaning of the noun in the sentence or relationship between the noun and the
verb.
ゴジラ が たなかさんを
たべます。
ゴジラ を たなかさんが
たべます。
Click here for handout (summary of basic particles).
1. Please first understand the Basic Rules of
making sentences below.
· A
Particle comes right after a noun.
· A
verb generally comes at the end of a sentence.
· A
topic (often omitted if known to a listener) of a conversation comes at the
beginning of a sentence.
· Words
indicating day, date, time often comes at the beginning of a sentence.
· Nouns
containing a broader sense proceed other
nouns.
E.g. Amerika no Noosu Karoraina no Wiruminton =
Wilmington, NC USA
Senshuu no shuumatsu no asa no roku-ji = 6 o'clock in the morning last weekends
Other rules:
Rrelative time does not require a particle. Relative times are words indicates days such
as “kyoo, ashita, asatte, kinoo, maiasa, mainichi, senchuu, shuumatsu, Getsu-yoobi, etc.)
Also the words indicate frequency and degree do not require
particles such as “yoku, tokidoki,
amari, and zenzen.”
2. Video Lectures: What are Particles?
a)
Basics of "ga" and "o" particles (video)
b)
Common Misunderstandings
and Paticles "e" and "ni" (video)
c) Particle
"mo" Explanation of the
usage (video),
Script of the above video (script)
Practices (video)
d) Particle "wa"
(Script)
3. Sample Sentences (in Romaji) with particles "ni, no, te, de."
4. Assignments: The followings are fill-in the blank practices.
Daily Activities and Frequency: Practice 1 &2 (Romaji) ,
Daily Activities with conjunctions:
Practice 3 & 4 (Hiragana and Katakana)
Daily Activities with conjunctions:
Practice 3 &
4 (Romaji) ,