に
Meanings
- Particle at; in; on (indicates place or time)
- to; toward; into; for (indicates direction)
- to; for; in order to (indicates purpose)
- because of; for; with; by; due to (indicates reason or cause)
- marks the target of an action; marks the recipient of an action (e.g. 友達～伝える)
- marks the outcome of a change; marks the result of an action (as in 大人～なる)
- as (i.e. in the role of; e.g. as a teacher, as a gift); for (as in "in return for"); on (i.e. on the occasion of); from (e.g. the perspective of) See also: として.
- by; from (indicates place of departure or origin of action)
- per; in; for; a (as in "once a month")
- with; to (marks the thing being compared to, or taken as a basis)
- concerning; regarding; on (as in "knowledgeable on"); in; for (as in "suitable for"); as for; about (indicates relation or domain)
- indicates manner of action; indicates a state (e.g. ず～, 仰向け～, 一足飛び～) See also: ずに. See also: 一足飛びに (いっそくとびに).
- by; with; using; via (indicates means of action) See also: 出 (で).
- marks the item of a decision; marks the thing being decided on (as ～する (or ～決める))
- forms a honorific verb (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb; as（お／ご）...～なる) See also: ご覧になる (ごらんになる). See also: お見えになる (おみえになる).
- indicates that an action is happening intensively; emphaticizes an action (after the -masu stem of a verb, followed by the same verb)
- and; in addition to (as ...に...（に）etc.)
- I did ..., but; while it is true that ...; though there may be ... (as する～はするが, where する is any repeated verb; indicates concession)
- indicates respect toward the subject of the sentence (as ～は, or ～も; e.g. 皆様～は) See also: には.
- at; in (indicates location of action) See also: 出 (で).
- Particle, Conjunction I can't ..., even if I wanted to (as する～できない or しよう～もできない, where する is any repeated verb; e.g. 泣く～泣けない or 泣こう～も泣けない)
- although there should be ...; even though one would expect ... (as ...（よう／う）～)
- when; if; on (e.g. reflection) (mostly limited to set phrases in modern Japanese) See also: 思うに (おもうに). See also: 要するに (ようするに).
- although; despite; even though; and yet (dated or dialectal) See also: のに.
- because; as; since; so
Example sentences
- すぐに戻ります。
I will be back soon. - すぐに戻るよ。
I will be back soon. - 私は言葉に詰まった。
I'm at a loss for words. - 私は山にいました。
I was in the mountains. - 君は僕より有利な立場にあるものね。
You're in better shape than I am.
Common phrases
- これにより herewith
- 現在に至る (げんざいにいたる) arriving at the present
- 手に入れる (てにいれる) to obtain
- 身につける (みにつける) to learn
Words containing に
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