Japanese particle
Particle に
Marks a destination, time, purpose, location of existence, recipient, or resulting state.
Examples
仲間になりましたbecame a companion
川に桃がありましたthere was a peach in the river
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に focuses on destination, result, time or existence. で marks where an action occurs.
Practice in context
Use Study Mode in the J-Accelerate app to highlight this particle inside story sentences, then open the word detail popup for the same overview, examples and comparison notes. Native speaker audio is available for every particle and story sentence.
Practice in the app