助詞「へ」. Indicates motion towards (English "to").
Questions about the particle "へ" (e), which acts as a postposition covering senses including motion towards (English "to").
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When going somewhere, is there any difference between e (へ) and ni (に)?
Can you use へ and に interchangeably, as in:
北海道へ行く
and
北海道に行く ?
Are there any subtle differences in the use of these two?
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Particle と with へ; ～へと
Consider ～へと in these cases:
～へと下がる : (of some quantity) to fall to ~
～へと先送りされる : to be postponed to ~
～へと旅立つ : to make a trip to ~
～へと広がる : to spread to ~
へと seems to be equivalent to へ or even に. How is へと different from へ? How is へと different…
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How to use へ (-e), に (-ni), まで (made) and の方 (no-hō) with destination and direction?
It is common to ask the difference between just "へ" (-e) and "に" (-ni) but it seems to get even more complicated when you also mix in "まで" (made) and even "の方" (no-hō).
When Japanese people ask me where I'm going they always ask "どこまで" (doko made)?"…
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へ or に particle for 曲がる?
i was wondering what may be the difference in nuance between 右へ曲がる and 右に曲がる ?
Example: Take a right turn and you'll see the library.
1) 右へ曲がると、図書館がある。
2) 右に曲がると、図書館がある。
As for [noun-location] with the verb 行く, the へ should be used when we want to…
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What does へ mean at the end of this sentence?
Just wondering what へ means in this context.
日本郵政「かんぽの宿」すべて売却へ
Seems like it might be implying that the "Kanpo no Yado" are going to sell off all its assets but I'm a little confused as to the specific meaning へ has here.
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"外で遊びに行く" vs "外へ遊びに行く"
I saw the following 2 options in an exam question:
私は__に行く
a. 外で遊び
b. 外へ遊び
The answer is '外へ遊びに行く'
Does 'で' also work here? What's the difference here?
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When are へ and に used together?
おばあさん は 川（かわ） へ せんたく に でかけます。
Why is there both へ and に? When can they be used together? Can someone break down the sentence for me to understand?
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What purpose does は serve after へ in this sentence?
ところで、今週末のゴルフ大会へは行くんですか。
I feel I have a decent understanding of both of those particles, but I'm wondering how the meaning of the sentence changes with and without the は after へ.
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The use of へ towards an abstract concept
I understand the obvious uses of へ. My understanding gets a bit fuzzy when it comes to things other than a physical direction toward a physical place.
For example; a sentence such as this: 勝ちへ向かう
Is this limited to just goals/expectations? Is there…
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The particle へ in 山へ面している
tl;dr: Should へ be replaced with に here?
I was reading Imabi and found the following example:
小屋は山へ面している。
As far as I know, へ is used with motion verbs especially when transition from one (current) location to the destination (marked by へ)…
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the に行きます construction and particles
I know the (place)へ(noun)を(verb)に行きます construction, but I also know that in some instances the particle に can indicate the place where we're going. Is it possible to use に instead of へ in this construction? For example, to say 北海道に雪を見に行きます? If not,…
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Are へ and に interchangeable in these cases?
I'm just starting to learn Japanese.
I do not quite understand one of the uses of the captioned particles.
I've learned that に refers to the location of the destination, and へ refers to the direction of the destination. But my friend told me they…
user1503
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への対へ/に-Difference between への and へ/に
This is actually following a recently asked question on how to say "for."
I thought that saying あなたに私の愛 sounded perfectly fine - "toward you, my love."
However another user changed it to あなたに対する愛, or あなたへの私の愛.
My two problems are:
Why is あなたに私の愛…
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Why is there only one の in 牧師から信徒への手紙?
牧師から信徒への手紙
"a letter from a pastor to the congregation" - weblio example
shouldn't it be
牧師からの信徒への手紙
?
It seems to me that 牧師から and 信徒へ are modifying 手紙 independently. Is this some kind of rule where の shouldn't be repeated in such cases?
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Confusion with へ in a sentence
I'm finding this sentence a bit tricky.
光{ひかり}の川{かわ}へ願{ねが}いの橋{はし}を掛{か}け奇跡{きせき}は渡{わた}るよ
This sentence is confusing me very much! I am not sure what it means.
Does it mean:
Build a bridge of wishes over the river of light and miracles will…
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