nihongo no shiken ni goukakusuru tame ni, mainichi bunpou no renshuumondai o tokimasu.

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Breakdown of nihongo no shiken ni goukakusuru tame ni, mainichi bunpou no renshuumondai o tokimasu.

• を: direct object particle
• 日に本ほん語ご: Japanese (language)
• の: possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about nihongo no shiken ni goukakusuru tame ni, mainichi bunpou no renshuumondai o tokimasu.

Why is に used after 試験 (試験に合格する) instead of を or some other particle?

In Japanese, 合格する (“to pass / to succeed (in an exam)”) is an intransitive verb.

• The thing you pass (the exam, test, audition, etc.) is marked with に, not を.
• So you say:
  
  • 試験に合格する – to pass an exam
  • 入学試験に合格する – to pass the entrance exam

Using 試験を合格する is ungrammatical in standard Japanese, because 合格する does not take a direct object with を.

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There are two に in 試験に合格するために. Do they mean the same thing?

They are different:

1. 試験に合格する

   • This に marks the target of the verb 合格する.
   • “to pass the exam” → 試験に合格する

2. 合格するために

   • Here, ため is a noun meaning “sake / purpose”, and に marks it like “for the purpose of”.
   • “for the purpose of passing (the exam)” → 合格するために

So the structure is:

• [試験に合格する] ために
  “in order to [pass the exam]”

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Why is it 合格するために and not 合格しますために?