Word
闇 の 中 で ライト を つけた。yami no naka de raito o tsuketa.
Meaning
I turned on a light in the darkness.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of yami no naka de raito o tsuketa.
をo
direct object particle
のno
possessive case particle
でde
location particle
つけるtsukeru
to turn on
Questions & Answers about yami no naka de raito o tsuketa.
What does 闇の中で mean, and why are both の and で used?
闇の中で means in the darkness or in the dark.
The parts work like this:
- 闇 = darkness, gloom
- の = links nouns, like of or a noun modifier
- 中 = inside, middle
- で = marks the place where an action happens
So:
- 闇の中 = the inside of darkness / the darkness around someone
- 闇の中で = in the darkness, where the action took place
The の connects 闇 and 中, and the で marks the location of the action つけた.
Why is で used instead of に here?
