Post by Kazuma on Mar 27, 2008 15:18:47 GMT -5
Particles are Parts of speach that link words to other words. these words have complicated meanings and therefore are often not found in free, online translators.
no
no is basically 'of', but more acurately, it shows possession.
(ex) "Watashi no Enpitsu desu" means "that is my pencil." or, more literaly, "pencil of me [it] is." it's not that complicated when you get the hang of it.
wa
Wa is essential 'is', even though 'desu' is 'is'. Wa more literaly connects the noun to the verb; shows who or what the verb is refering to; and Identifies the subject of the statement.
(ex) "Watashi wa iihito desu" means "I am a good person." or, or more literaly "I, a good person, am."
you see? because the 'wa' doesn't show up in the literal translation, it doesn't have a direct translation.
ga
Ga is a particle similar to Wa. It identifies the subject of a sentence, and if wa is already in use doing this, Ga is used to identify the object of the sentence's verb.
(ex) "Boku ga kira da" means "I am kira."
ga in this sense is replacing wa because this sentence is more rude and asertive.
(ex) "Watashi wa osoimasu omae ga" means "I'm going to attack you."
since wa was already used, ga is used to identify the object of the verb osoimasu as omae wich is a familiar 2nd person pronoun. it can also be writen: "Watashi wa omae ga osoimasu."
Ni
Ni shows location of a person, thing or a short term action.
(ex) "Watashi wa koko ni imasu" means "I am here." (location of a person)
(ex) "anata no enpitsu wa asoko ni arimasu" means "your pencil is over there." roughly. (location of an Item)
(ex) "boku wa kimi ni tasukeru!" means "I'll save you!" (location of a short-term action.)
no
no is basically 'of', but more acurately, it shows possession.
(ex) "Watashi no Enpitsu desu" means "that is my pencil." or, more literaly, "pencil of me [it] is." it's not that complicated when you get the hang of it.
wa
Wa is essential 'is', even though 'desu' is 'is'. Wa more literaly connects the noun to the verb; shows who or what the verb is refering to; and Identifies the subject of the statement.
(ex) "Watashi wa iihito desu" means "I am a good person." or, or more literaly "I, a good person, am."
you see? because the 'wa' doesn't show up in the literal translation, it doesn't have a direct translation.
ga
Ga is a particle similar to Wa. It identifies the subject of a sentence, and if wa is already in use doing this, Ga is used to identify the object of the sentence's verb.
(ex) "Boku ga kira da" means "I am kira."
ga in this sense is replacing wa because this sentence is more rude and asertive.
(ex) "Watashi wa osoimasu omae ga" means "I'm going to attack you."
since wa was already used, ga is used to identify the object of the verb osoimasu as omae wich is a familiar 2nd person pronoun. it can also be writen: "Watashi wa omae ga osoimasu."
Ni
Ni shows location of a person, thing or a short term action.
(ex) "Watashi wa koko ni imasu" means "I am here." (location of a person)
(ex) "anata no enpitsu wa asoko ni arimasu" means "your pencil is over there." roughly. (location of an Item)
(ex) "boku wa kimi ni tasukeru!" means "I'll save you!" (location of a short-term action.)