Breakdown of mousikomisyo ni yuubinbangou to atarasii zyuusyo wo kinyuusita tokoro desu.
Questions & Answers about mousikomisyo ni yuubinbangou to atarasii zyuusyo wo kinyuusita tokoro desu.
Why is に used after 申込書?
Because 記入する usually marks the place/item you write into with に.
- 申込書に記入する = to fill something in on an application form
- Here, the things being filled in are 郵便番号 and 新しい住所
So 申込書に means something like on / in the application form.
Why is there only one を after 郵便番号 と 新しい 住所?
What exactly does と mean here?
Here と means and.
So:
- 郵便番号と新しい住所 = postal code and new address
This is a straightforward noun-to-noun connector.
What does 記入する mean, and how is it different from just 書く?
記入する is a more formal word meaning to fill in or to enter information.
Compare:
- 書く = to write
- 記入する = to fill in/write required information in a form, document, box, etc.
Since the sentence is about an application form (申込書), 記入する sounds much more natural than 書く.
What does ところです mean here?
In this sentence, ところです shows the action is at a particular stage. With the past form before it, it means have just done something.
So:
- 記入したところです = have just filled in / just finished filling in
It emphasizes that the action happened very recently.
Why is it 記入したところです and not just 記入しました?
Both can be correct, but they mean slightly different things.
- 記入しました = I filled it in / I have filled it in
- 記入したところです = I have just filled it in
The ところです version adds the nuance of just now, or very recently completed.
Why is した used before ところです?
Why is there a です at the end after a verb phrase?
Why isn’t there a subject like I in the sentence?
Japanese often leaves out subjects when they are obvious from context.
So even though English would usually say:
- I have just filled in...
Japanese often simply says:
- 申込書に郵便番号と新しい住所を記入したところです。
The listener understands who did it from the situation.
Does 新しい modify both nouns, or only 住所?
It modifies only 住所.
So the phrase means:
- 郵便番号 = postal code
- 新しい住所 = new address
It does not mean new postal code and new address.
Could で be used instead of に after 申込書?
Normally, に is the natural choice with 記入する.
- 申込書に記入する = fill in on the application form
Using で would not sound right here, because で usually marks the place where an action happens, while に here marks the target location where the information is entered.
So に is the standard particle in this pattern.
Could the form itself be marked with を, like 申込書を記入した?
Yes, that can exist, but it changes the focus.
- 申込書を記入した = filled in the application form
- 申込書に郵便番号と新しい住所を記入した = filled in the postal code and new address on the application form
In your sentence, the direct object is the specific information that was entered, so を goes with 郵便番号と新しい住所, and the form takes に.
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