hanami no tame ni, bentoubako ni onigiri o jukko tsumemashita.

I packed ten rice balls into the lunch box for cherry-blossom viewing.

Breakdown of hanami no tame ni, bentoubako ni onigiri o jukko tsumemashita.

• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• に: location particle
• ため に: for (the sake of)

Questions & Answers about hanami no tame ni, bentoubako ni onigiri o jukko tsumemashita.

What does 花見のために mean in this sentence?

It means for the purpose of cherry-blossom viewing or for the hanami outing.

Here, ために expresses purpose. So the sentence is saying the lunch box was packed for hanami.

A useful pattern is:

• noun + のために = for the sake/purpose of noun
• dictionary-form verb + ために = in order to verb

So:

• 花見のために = for hanami
• 日本へ行くために = in order to go to Japan

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Why is there a の in 花見のために?

Because 花見 is a noun, and when a noun modifies ため, you usually use の.

So:

• 花見のために = for hanami

Compare that with a verb:

• おにぎりを作るために = in order to make rice balls

So the rule is:

• noun + のために
• verb + ために

That is why 花見ために would be incorrect.

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Why is 弁当箱 marked with に?