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Learn Hardcore Japanese: ni - agent particle

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 15
/ni

ni

Word

にni

Meaning

agent particle

Part of speech

particle

Pronunciation

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Hardcore Japanese

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Usages of ni

成績せいせき　が　悪わるい　と、　先生せんせい　に　注意ちゅういされること　が　あります。seiseki ga warui to, sensei ni chuuisarerukoto ga arimasu.

If your grades are bad, you may be warned by the teacher.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

改札かいさつ　で　切符きっぷ　を　落おとして、　駅員えきいん　に　助たすけられました。kaisatsu de kippu o otoshite, ekiin ni tasukeraremashita.

I dropped my ticket at the gate and was helped by a station staff member.

学校がっこう　で　走はしる　と、　先生せんせい　に　注意ちゅういされる。gakkou de hashiru to, sensei ni chuuisareru.

If you run at school, you’ll be warned by the teacher.

パソコン　は　先生せんせい　に　直なおされました。pasokon wa sensei ni naosaremashita.

The computer was repaired by the teacher.

宿題しゅくだい　を　出ださなければ、　先生せんせい　に　注意ちゅういされます。shukudai o dasanakereba, sensei ni chuuisaremasu.

If you don’t turn in your homework, you will be warned by the teacher.

先生せんせい　に　メールアドレス　を　聞きかれた　とき、　すぐ　に　答こたえられました。sensei ni meeruadoresu o kikareta toki, sugu ni kotaeraremashita.

When the teacher asked for my email address, I could answer right away.

子供こども　の　ころ、　私わたし　は　先生せんせい　に　毎朝まいあさ　教室きょうしつ　の　掃除そうじ　を　させられて、　少すこし　不公平ふこうへい　だ　と　感かんじて　いた。kodomo no koro, watashi wa sensei ni maiasa kyoushitsu no souji o saserarete, sukoshi fukouhei da to kanjite ita.

When I was a child, I was made to clean the classroom every morning by the teacher, and I felt it was a bit unfair.

医者いしゃ　に　は、　風邪かぜ　の　予防よぼう　の　ため　に、　手洗てあらい　と　深呼吸しんこきゅう　を　こまめ　に　する　よう　に　言いわれました。isha ni wa, kaze no yobou no tame ni, tearai to shinkokyuu o komame ni suru you ni iwaremashita.

The doctor told me to wash my hands and take deep breaths frequently to prevent colds.

この　問題もんだい　は　授業じゅぎょう　で　先生せんせい　に　説せつ明めいされる。kono mondai wa jugyou de sensei ni setsumeisareru.

This problem will be explained by the teacher in class.

会計かいけい　の　とき　に　店員てにん　に　「持もち帰かえり　です　か、　店内てんない　です　か」　と　聞きかれました。kaikei no toki ni tenin ni 「mochikaeri desu ka, tennai desu ka」 to kikaremashita.

At the register, the clerk asked me, “Is it for takeout or for here?”

帰かえり　の　電車でんしゃ　で　隣となり　の　女おんなの子こ　に　話はなしかけられて、　今度こんど　映画えいが　や　ドラマ　の　話はなし　を　しよう　と　誘さそわれた。kaeri no densha de tonari no onnanoko ni hanashikakerarete, kondo eiga ya dorama no hanashi o shiyou to sasowareta.

On the train home, a girl next to me started talking to me and invited me to talk about movies and dramas sometime.

廊下ろうか　で　走はしる　と、　先生せんせい　に　注意ちゅういされます。rouka de hashiru to, sensei ni chuuisaremasu.

If you run in the hallway, you will be warned by the teacher.

今日きょう　は　体調たいちょう　が　悪わるい　から、　無理むり　に　走はしったら　だめ　だ　と　母はは　に　言いわれた。kyou wa taichou ga warui kara, muri ni hashittara dame da to haha ni iwareta.

Since I’m not feeling well today, my mother told me I must not force myself to run.

医者いしゃ　に　風邪かぜ　だ　と　診断しんだんされた　ので、　帰かえり　に　胃薬いぐすり　で　は　なく、　せき　の　薬くすり　を　買かった。isha ni kaze da to shindansareta node, kaeri ni igusuri de wa naku, seki no kusuri o katta.

The doctor diagnosed me with a cold, so on the way home I bought cough medicine instead of stomach medicine.

弟おとうと　は　音楽おんがく　の　音量おんりょう　を　上あげすぎた　ので、　母はは　に　リモコン　を　取とられました。otouto wa ongaku no onryou o agesugita node, haha ni rimokon o toraremashita.

My younger brother turned the music volume up too much, so my mother took the remote control away.

帰かえる　途中とちゅう　で　夕立ゆうだち　に　降ふられて、　シャツ　が　ぬれちゃった。kaeru tochuu de yuudachi ni furarete, shatsu ga nurechatta.

I got caught in a sudden evening shower on the way home, and my shirt got soaked.

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