に
Meanings
- to indicate location/time/destination
- to indicate the indirect object/recipient
- to indicate purpose or goal in simple contexts
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Explanation
The particle に marks various relations that point to a location, a point in time, a destination, or the recipient of an action. It answers questions like where, when, to whom, or for what purpose in simple sentences. In everyday Japanese, に often marks where something exists, when something happens, where you are going, who receives something, or who you give/attach something to.
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Example sentences
There is a book here.
I go to school.
I wake up at 7 o'clock.
I give a letter to my friend.
I ride a train.
I teach English to the teacher.
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