JLPT Basic, JLPT Course
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Particle Introduction
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Case Particle
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Particle Test
Case particle 5：へ
In this lesson, I will teach you how to use the particle へ.
Function 1: the destination or direction of moving
If you want to express the destination or direction of moving, you can use something like below.
Destination or Direction + へ + Verb
Examples:
| 私は国へ帰った。 I was back to the motherland. 飛行機が南へ飛んでいきます。 The plane will fly to the south. 彼は学校へ行きました。 He went to school. |
Notes:
| ①Both へ and に has the function of telling us the destination of action，They are interchangeable most of the time.(But young people use に more and the old use へ more.) ②へ emphasizes the direction while に emphasizes point of destination. |
Function 2: the object of action
If you want to express the object of action, you can use something like below.
object + へ + Verb
object + へ + の + Noun
Examples:
| 友達へ手紙を書く。 I write letters to friends. 友達への手紙はなくなりました。 I lost the letter to my friend. |
Notes:
| ①Both へ and に has the function of telling us the object of action，but へ emphasizes the process of action，while に emphasizes the result of action. ②If you want to express something like “A letter to a friend”, you can only say “友達への手紙“, you can’t say “友達にの手紙“. |
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