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Particle Course

Lesson 9: で

In this lesson, I will teach you how to use the particle で.


Function 1: The Place Where Something Happens

If you want to mark the place where something happens, you can use something below.

Place + で + Verb

Example Sentences:

学校がっこうで日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうしています。
I’m learning Japanese in school.

公園こうえんでコンサートがあります。
There is a concert in the park.

食しょく堂どうでご飯はんを食たべます。
I eat rice in the cafeteria.

彼かれは会社かいしゃで仕し事ごとをしています。
He works for a company.

彼女かのじょは家いえでゲームをやっています。
She plays games at home.

Note:

に is the place something exists,or the place you arrive at.
But で is the place the action happens(you take some actions here or something happens here),DO NOT confuse them.

に is a point but で is a scope.

Function 2: Means and Methods

If you want to mark the means and methods you do something, you can use で.

means and methods + で + Verb

Example Sentences:

このペンで漢かん字じを書かいた。
I wrote kanji by this pen.

バスで学校がっこうに行いきます。
I will go to school by bus.

佐さ藤とうさんは大おおきい声こえで話はなします。
Mr. Sato speaks loudly.

日に本ほん語ごで彼かれと話はなします。
I will talk to him in Japanese.

数学すうがくでこの問題もんだいを解ときました。
I solved this problem with mathematics.

Function 3: The Reason

If you want to express the reason that something happened, you can use something like below.

Reason(Noun) + で + Something happened

Example Sentences:

彼かれは病びょう気きで休やすみました。
He had a rest because of the illness.

台風たいふうで電車でんしゃが遅おくれました。
The train was delayed because of the typhoon.

彼女かのじょは事故じこで亡なくなりました。
She died in an accident.

Function 4: The Number of People Who Take Actions

If you want to express the number of people who take actions, you can use something like below.

number of people + で + Verb

Example Sentences:

私わたしは一人ひとりで住すんでいます。
I live by myself.

いつも1人ひとりで勉べん強きょうしています。
I always study alone.

家か族ぞく全ぜん員いんでドライブしました。
I went for a drive with the whole family.

2人ふたりで学校がっこうに行いきました。
We went to school together.

3人さんにんでチームを組くみました。
I formed a team of 3 people.

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