So according to Denshi Jisho, it says the following on these two particles:
Those definitions sound similar. But there must be a difference between the two. Otherwise, there would be no need for two particles.
So, does anyone know the difference?
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> "Otherwise, there would be no need for two particles." - Why not? Natural languages have tons of unneeded synonyms. – Blavius Jun 15 '18 at 22:15
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@Blavius: Oh, sorry. I guess I was just being logical. But I forgot that natural languages are not logical. – Micheal Gignac Jun 15 '18 at 23:55
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I wouldn't trust jisho, just saying...those are pretty bad explanations for the differences. – weirdalsuperfan Jun 16 '18 at 06:07
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@MichealGignac (I don't come up with good explanations but) You will eventually be able to grasp it when you study about の especially because those two things are never interchangeable. Anyway, you can just forget those poor definitions. – user4092 Jun 16 '18 at 21:30