When you want to say, “I speak Japanese,” what Japanese particle should you use?? π€
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Particle γ wo? Particle γ§ de?
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γ«γ»γγοΌΏγγ―γͺγγΎγγ
Nihongo __ hanashimasu.
What particle should we use?
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There are two possibilities.
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γ«γ»γγγγγ―γͺγγΎγγ
Nihongo wo hanashimasu.
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γ«γ»γγγ§γγ―γͺγγΎγγ
Nihongo de hanashimasu.
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Then, what is the difference?
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γ«γ»γγγγγ―γͺγγΎγγ
Nihongo wo hanashimasu.
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This sentence means, “I speak the Japanese language.”
The main point is you use the Japanese language.
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γ«γ»γγγ§γγ―γͺγγΎγγ
Nihongo de hanashimasu.
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The particle γ§ de means “tool.”
So, this sentence means, “I speak (something) in Japanese,”
The Japanese language is a kind of tool to deliver your thought.
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Recap
There are two possibilities to fill in a blank in the sentence below.
γ«γ»γγγοΌΏγγ―γͺγγΎγγ
Nihongo __ hanashimasu.
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γ«γ»γγγγγ―γͺγγΎγγ
Nihongo wo hanashimasu.
“I speak Japanese.”
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γ«γ»γγγ§γγ―γͺγγΎγγ
Nihongo de hanashimasu.
“I speak (something) in Japanese.”
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Happy learning!
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