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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:
| 学校で日本語を勉強しています。 I’m learning Japanese in school. 公園でコンサートがあります。 There is a concert in the park. 食堂でご飯を食べます。 I eat rice in the cafeteria. 彼は会社で仕事をしています。 He works for a company. 彼女は家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:
| このペンで漢字を書いた。 I wrote kanji by this pen. バスで学校に行きます。 I will go to school by bus. 佐藤さんは大きい声で話します。 Mr. Sato speaks loudly. 日本語で彼と話します。 I will talk to him in Japanese. 数学でこの問題を解きました。 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:
| 彼は病気で休みました。 He had a rest because of the illness. 台風で電車が遅れました。 The train was delayed because of the typhoon. 彼女は事故で亡くなりました。 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:
| 私は一人で住んでいます。 I live by myself. いつも1人で勉強しています。 I always study alone. 家族全員でドライブしました。 I went for a drive with the whole family. 2人で学校に行きました。 We went to school together. 3人でチームを組みました。 I formed a team of 3 people. |
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