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昨日 友達 と けんかした あと、 メール で 仲直りしました。kinou tomodachi to kenkashita ato, meeru de nakanaorishimashita.
Meaning
After I fought with my friend yesterday, we made up by email.
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Breakdown of kinou tomodachi to kenkashita ato, meeru de nakanaorishimashita.
友達tomodachi
friend
とto
companion particle
でde
means particle
昨日kinou
yesterday
Questions & Answers about kinou tomodachi to kenkashita ato, meeru de nakanaorishimashita.
Why is there no particle after 昨日?
In casual Japanese, time expressions like 昨日, 今日, 明日 often appear without a particle when they just indicate when something happened.
- 昨日 友達とけんかした
= (I) fought with my friend yesterday.
You could add は or に, but it slightly changes the nuance:
- 昨日は友達とけんかした。
Emphasizes “yesterday (as for yesterday), I fought with my friend.” - 昨日に友達とけんかした。
Grammatical, but sounds stiff/unnatural in everyday speech. に is rarely used with 昨日/今日/明日 in casual conversation.
So the version without a particle is the most natural for everyday speech.
What does と after 友達 mean here?
