{"id":2403,"date":"2010-01-27T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/?p=2403"},"modified":"2018-07-01T17:12:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T20:12:05","slug":"the-particle-to-in-japanese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/a-particula-to-em-japones\/","title":{"rendered":"The TO particle in Japanese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"604ea9ec9f03ce20cb5fee53cf49f850\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0652292147574552\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Ads responsivo Inicio Post CAJap -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0652292147574552\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3298668993\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Learn now more about <strong>the particle TO in Japanese<\/strong>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>the japanese particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m\u00a0<\/em>is another particle well known to Japanese students. Its most common function is simply to put together lists of\u00a0<a title=\"Japanese nouns\" href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/nouns-in-japanese\/\">japanese nouns<\/a>\u00a0or even phrases.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2405\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/particula-to-em-japones.gif?resize=130%2C130&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"particle to in japanese\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" \/><\/p>\n<p>unlike others\u00a0<a title=\"Japanese particles\" href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/particles-in-japanese\/\">japanese particles<\/a>, the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>\u00a0always lists items in an objective way, indicating all the elements existing in a given situation.<\/p>\n<h2>Joining words with the particle to<\/h2>\n<p>To join words with the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>, just add the particle between the words that make up the list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"inu to neko ga teeburu no shita ni imasu.\">\u72ac<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068<\/span>\u732b\u304c\u30c6\u30fc\u30d6\u30eb\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>have a dog\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">and<\/span>\u00a0a cat under the table.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"ringo to budoo ga teeburu no ue ni arimasu.\">\u308a\u3093\u3054<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068<\/span>\u3076\u3069\u3046\u304c\u30c6\u30fc\u30d6\u30eb\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"akai ringo to midori to budoo ga teeburu no ue ni arimasu.\">\u8d64\u3044\u308a\u3093\u3054<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068<\/span>\u7dd1\u306e\u3076\u3069\u3046\u3082\u30c6\u30fc\u30d6\u30eb\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>have apples\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">and<\/span>\u00a0grapes on the table.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>have red apples\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">and<\/span>\u00a0green grapes on the table.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"watashi wa nihongo to porutogarugo to itariago to supeingo ga hanaseru.\">\u79c1\u306f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u3068\u30dd\u30eb\u30c8\u30ac\u30eb\u8a9e\u3068\u30a4\u30bf\u30ea\u30a2\u8a9e\u3068\u30b9\u30da\u30a4\u30f3\u8a9e\u304c\u8a71\u305b\u308b\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>I speak (can speak) Japanese<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">,<\/span>\u00a0Portuguese<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">,<\/span>\u00a0Italian\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">and<\/span>\u00a0Spanish.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Joining Japanese phrases with the particle to<\/h2>\n<p>the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>\u00a0has the ability to join two sentences together, turning them into a single Japanese sentence. Note that the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>\u00a0cannot join sentences from different periods (separated by a period) nor appear at the beginning of Japanese sentences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"Watashi ga katta ringo to anata ga katta budoo wa teeburu no eu ni arimasu.\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00\">\u79c1\u304c\u8cb7\u3063\u305f\u308a\u3093\u3054<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff\">\u3042\u306a\u305f\u8cb7\u3063\u305f\u3076\u3069\u3046<\/span>\u306f\u30c6\u30fc\u30d6\u30eb\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #00ff00\">The apples I bought<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">and<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff\">the grapes you bought<\/span>\u00a0they are on the table.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Contrast and comparison of words with the particle to<\/h2>\n<p>when the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>\u00a0appears between two Japanese nouns, it indicates a contrast or comparison between these two nouns. In such cases, the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>\u00a0can be translated as\u00a0<em>and<\/em>,\u00a0<em>or<\/em>,\u00a0<em>in between\u00a0<\/em>or expressions of the kind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"Sukimu miruku to futsuu no miruku to dochira o kaimashoo ka?\">\u30b9\u30ad\u30e0\u30df\u30eb\u30af<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068<\/span>\u666e\u901a\u306e\u30df\u30eb\u30af\u3068\u3069\u3061\u3089\u3092\u8cb7\u3044\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"Sukimu miruku to futsuu no miruku to dochira o kaimashoo ka?\"><\/acronym><em>Which one should I buy, skim milk\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">or<\/span>\u00a0common milk?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"Natsu to fuyu to de wa kionwa taihen chigaimasu.\">\u590f\u3068\u51ac<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068<\/span>\u3067\u306f\u6c17\u6e29\u306f\u5927\u5909\u9055\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">In between<\/span>\u00a0the summer\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">and<\/span>\u00a0winter, there is a big difference in temperature.<\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\nNote that to know the correct meaning of the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m\u00a0<\/em>It is necessary to understand the context of the sentence. When it&#039;s a question, usually\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>\u00a0means\u00a0<em>or<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>in between<\/em>. Otherwise, there is a strong tendency to\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>\u00a0take on the meaning of\u00a0<em>and<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>Fellowship with the Japanese particle to<\/h2>\n<p>In some sentences, when the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>\u00a0appears between nouns or pronouns, it indicates companionship and can be translated as\u00a0<em>with<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"Kinou wa, otouto to kawa and oyogi ni ikimashita.\">\u6628\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u5f1f<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068<\/span>\u5ddd\u3078\u6cf3\u304e\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>Yesterday I swam in the river\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">with<\/span>\u00a0my brother.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"Ashita kono mondai ni tsuite, sensei to hanasu tsumori desu.\">\u660e\u65e5\u3053\u306e\u554f\u984c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u5148\u751f<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068<\/span>\u8a71\u3059\u3064\u3082\u308a\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>Tomorrow and I will discuss this problem\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">with<\/span>\u00a0the teacher\/instructor.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Combining the particle to with Japanese verbs<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most interesting things I discovered about the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>, is the fact that it can be combined with\u00a0<a title=\"japanese verbs\" href=\"https:\/\/comoaprenderjapones.net\/en\/verbs-in-japanese\/\">japanese verbs<\/a>\u00a0to express thoughts and actions of other people or about something.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"kinou ga yasumi datta to omou\">\u6628\u65e5\u304c\u4f11\u307f\u3060\u3063\u305f<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068\u601d\u3046<\/span>\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">I thought that<\/span>\u00a0yesterday was a holiday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"kanojo wa otoko ga shinjimasen toiu.\">\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u7537\u304c\u4fe1\u3058\u307e\u305b\u3093<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">\u3068\u8a00\u3046<\/span>\u3002<\/acronym><\/p>\n<p><em>Is it over there\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">said that<\/span>\u00a0don&#039;t believe in men.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The list of combinations below are the most commonly found in the Japanese language:<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"to hanasu\">\u3068\u8a71\u3059<\/acronym>\u00a0(Tell, say that\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"I&#039;m gone\">\u3068\u8a00\u3046<\/acronym>\u00a0(Say that\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"to kangaeru\">\u3068\u8003\u3048\u308b<\/acronym>\u00a0(Consider that\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"I loved\">\u3068\u601d\u3046<\/acronym>\u00a0(To think\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"to souzou suru\">\u3068\u5275\u9020\u3059\u308b<\/acronym>\u00a0(Imagine that\u2026)<\/p>\n<p><acronym title=\"to wakaru\">\u3068\u5206\u304b\u308b<\/acronym>\u00a0(Understand that\u2026)<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Although there are other more complex functions of the particle\u00a0<em>I&#039;m<\/em>, I tried to summarize the most basic and easy to understand. With this knowledge, it becomes easier to understand most everyday Japanese phrases.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about the TO particle in Japanese now! The Japanese particle to is another particle well known to students of Japanese. Its most common function is simply to put together lists of Japanese nouns or even phrases. 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