Japanese

When <ruby>方kata</ruby> is added to a verb,
	it expresses the way of doing something or how to do something.




	For example, <ruby>食tabe</ruby>べ<ruby>方kata</ruby> means way of eating or how to eat,
	and <ruby>作tsuku</ruby>り<ruby>方kata</ruby> means way of making or how to make.



	To use <ruby>方kata</ruby>, we add it to the verb stem.
	For example, <ruby>食tabe</ruby>べます－<ruby>食ta</ruby>べ－<ruby>食ta</ruby>べ<ruby>方kata</ruby>.


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Note that where other particles would usually be used with a noun, の is used when making a sentence with 方.

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方: the way of doing something

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

Word	すみません。　デパート　の　行いき方かた　を　教おしえて　ください。 sumimasen. depaato no ikikata wo osiete kudasai.
Meaning	Excuse me. Can you inform me how to get to the department store?
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

possessive case particle	の no
to go	行いく iku
I'm sorry; pardon me; thank you	すみません sumimasen
please	ください kudasai
department store	デパート depaato
way of; method of	〜方かた kata
to teach; to inform	教おしえる osieru

Japanese

sumimasen. depaato no ikikata wo osiete kudasai.

Breakdown of sumimasen. depaato no ikikata wo osiete kudasai.

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