Questions tagged [particle-で]

助詞「で」. A sentential particle that can indicate the location of an event, or a means, material, cause or necessity.

Location

銀座歌舞伎を見ました。
I watched kabuki in Ginza.

Means

パソコンお母さんと話しました。
I talked to my mother using the computer.

Material

この焼酎は芋作りました。
This shochu is made from potatoes.

Cause

火事家族の写真が無くしまいました。
The family photos were lost in a fire.

Necessity

ここにはカードはだめだけど現金買える。[?]
Cards are useless here, but you can buy it with cash.

インスタントラーメンは3分作ります。
Instant ramen takes 3 minutes to make.

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Particles: に vs. で

I have progressed pretty far in Japanese, but when I construct Japanese sentences, I still get these two particles mixed up. For example, when talking about being inside something, I don't know when to use "の中に" and when to use "の中で." Likewise, when…
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What's the difference between に and で when speaking of time of an action?

What's the difference between に and で when speaking of the time of an action? I know に is very specific about time, but I'm not sure when, or how to use で. Can で only be used in certain instances? Supposing we want to say "After eating breakfast, I…
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What's the difference between には and では

My book has these two sentences and I don't quite understand why they are using には in the first example and では on the second one. It seems to me that only では would be correct in this situation. 1)わたしの [学校]{がっこう} には アメリカ[人]{じん}の [先生]{せんせい}…
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に vs で again: 前に vs 後で

Following the current trend of pitting the particles に and で against each other, here is another question that does the same but from another type of usage and perspective. When we want to say "do X before Y", we use "Y 前に X": 食べる前に「いただきます」と言う。 On…
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Why is 一緒に correct and 一緒で incorrect?

This is a mistake I habitually make, even though I know what the right form is. Earlier tonight, I wanted to tell my friend "Let's go together!", so I sent a mail saying: 一緒{いっしょ}で行{い}こう! My friend sent back a mail : はい、一緒{いっしょ}に行{い}こう ;) ...…
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揺れる with に or で

I rarely have any problems with the に and で particles, but I have been a bit confused since seeing the word 揺れる in a few different sentences. As far as I know it is ok to say either: 旗が風に揺れている or 旗が風で揺れている Where you could of course replace 旗…
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Using で instead of に with いる

The example sentence in Why is も used instead of が in the sentence 「日本ではクモを見ると良いことがあると言う人もいますよ」, 日本ではクモを見ると良いことがあると言う人もいますよ got me thinking "Why is it using で, not に?". I.e., why not 日本には、クモを見ると良いことがあると言う人もいますよ It seems obvious that 日本では is…
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に and で revisited

Consider the statement A: ホテル(に/で)泊まる. For both cases would translate to "I stay at a hotel" in English. However they are answers to different questions. Consider the questions 1.どこに泊まる and 2.(ホテルで)何をする Question 1 would be answered with ホテルに(泊まる),…
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Why is particle で used instead of particle と in 家族で出かける (Kazoku de dekakeru)?

I have found this sentence: 家族で出かける。(Kazoku de dekakeru.) Why is the particle で used instead of と?
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Difference between ままに and ままで?

What would be the difference between 扉はやはり音もなく、押されるままに動いた。 and 扉はやはり音もなく、押されるままで動いた。 When do you use ままで instead of ままに?
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その中( に / で / から ) What is the correct choice of particles?

Excerpt from a JLPT practice question: Background information: the writer was looking for rental apartments. 次に行ったところは小さい会社ですが、そこの人は大変優しい人でした。 それにいいアパートもたくさんありました。 私はその中[Blank]好きな家を借りました。 今、住んでいるアパートより少し高いですが、新しくきれいなアパートです。 The answer is given as…
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Combining に/で particles with 等【など】(or other "etc." stand-ins)

I was recently trying to make an open-ended enumeration of places in a construction that would require the use of a に particle. E.g.: AやBに行こう or even: A[and the like]に行こう Preferably using a stronger indicator of open-endedness, such as 等 (to me…
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に vs で: 映画に見る vs 映画で見る

Branching off from the comments to this question: Do I say えいがにみました or えいがをみました ?: Preamble: The comment says 映画に見た is valid for "I saw it in a movie". I went to search for example sentences and found both に見た and で見た excluding adverbial types like…
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How to say "In Japan, I want to ..."?

I want to say In Japan, I want to ride a bullet train. I have にほん で ぼく は しんかんせん を のります。 Is 「にほん で」 correct? Should it be 「にほん に」? Or perhaps something else?
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using の with と,で, から, まで

This page explains that a noun with と, で, から, まで that modifies another noun must have の attached to them as in: 日本での研究はいかがでしたか。 But it lists this example 大学院で医学の研究をするつもりです。 Both with で. What is the difference between them? Are there other rules…
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