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<p>
	We use the particle <strong>に</strong> for saying that something is present at a certain location.
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	Note how <strong>あります</strong> is translated with <strong>to have</strong> in the sentence above.
	<strong>To have</strong> is a second meaning of the verb <strong>ある</strong>.
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	When an event or action is happening at a particular place, we use the particle <strong>で</strong> instead of <strong>に</strong>.
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	Note the <strong>お</strong> in front of <strong><ruby>店mise</ruby></strong>.
	The <strong>お</strong> is an honorific prefix, showing respect to the person or object you are talking about.
	There are several words that commonly go together with this prefix.
	For example, it can also come in front of <strong><ruby>水mizu</ruby></strong> to make <strong>お<ruby>水mizu</ruby></strong>.
	Using <strong>お</strong> is polite, and in casual speech you would just say <strong><ruby>水mizu</ruby></strong> and <strong><ruby>店mise</ruby></strong>.
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    Finally, the particle <strong>で</strong> can also be used to talk about the means/mode by which something is done.
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The location particles に and で

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

adjectival noun

adverbial phrase

adjectival phrase

The verb to be

Hiragana 1

Kanji 1

Writing hiragana 1

Writing kanji 1

Hiragana 2

Kanji 2

The question particle か

Writing hiragana 2

This one and that one

Writing kanji 2

Reading exercise 1

Reading exercise 2

Hiragana 3

Negating nouns

Writing hiragana 3

The topic particle は

Kanji 3

The possession particle の

い-adjectives and な-adjectives

The subject particle が

Here and there

There is, there are

Writing kanji 3

Kanji 4

Group 1 verbs, direct and indirect objects

Group 2 verbs

Hiragana 4

Verbs in the past tense

Negating verbs

Invitations and the particle と

Negating past verbs

Writing hiragana 4

Reading exercise 3

Writing kanji 4

Reading exercise 4

Kanji 5

Nouns and the past tense

This and that

The group 3 verbs する and 来る

The discourse particles ね and よ

Hiragana 5

Writing hiragana 5

Writing kanji 5

The destination particles に and へ

Kanji 6

The origin particle から

Hiragana 6

Relative positions

Conjugating い-adjectives

Writing hiragana 6

Writing kanji 6

Hiragana 7

Writing hiragana 7

Kanji 7

Conjugating な-adjectives

How are you?

The particle も

The word ちょっと

Reading exercise 7

Katakana 1

Question	Answer
United States	米べい国こくbeikoku
I am in the United States.	米べい国こく　に　います。beikoku ni imasu.
home	うちuchi
I have a car at home.	うち　に　車くるま　が　あります。uchi ni kuruma ga arimasu.
honorific prefix	おo
shop, store	(お)店みせ(o)mise
location particle (for events and actions)	でde
rice^uncooked	米こめkome
I will buy rice at the shop.	お店みせ　で　米こめ　を　買かいます。omise de kome o kaimasu.
drink, beverage	飲のみ物ものnomimono
I drank a beverage at home.	うち　で　飲のみ物もの　を　飲のみました。uchi de nomimono o nomimashita.
to go	行いくiku
method/means particle	でde
(I) went by car.	車くるま　で　行いきました。kuruma de ikimashita.

Japanese 43 - The location particles に and で

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