Grammar

[godwine]

Can someone give me example and explain the grammar with "Ni", "De" and "Wa"?

I am really bad with those, unless i correct my these mistake, i can't be considered conversational

[james1254]

Ni　図書館に行く
De　公園で遊ぶ
WA　彼はやさしいです

[SamuraiAlchemistNinja]

*A tip for using wa...With dare, never use wa. It makes no sense to have "who" be the subject of a sentence...
It must always be dare ga.
I don't know if that helps any...

[godwine]

Thanks..

but for the first 2 example, why can't it be

図書館で行く
公園に遊ぶ

When do you use NI and when do you use DE?

Also, I was going through the books and some current literature. 私, is spelled in Romaji "Watashi", and in the first book I have for Japanese language course, its also spelled in Romaji AND Hiragana this way. However, I got a hold of a really old beginner text book that suggest it was spelled as "WataKUshi" in both Romaji and Hiragana

Kanji (according to Windows Japanese IME) would produce the same thing as "私" regardless of how you spell it. I am guess that both way works? Or under certain circumstances you use watakushi? I've been using Watashi all my life (I understand that it will pronounce the same regardless)

Thanks

[james1254]

Originally Posted by godwine

Thanks..

but for the first 2 example, why can't it be

で行く
に

When do you use NI and when do you use DE?

Also, I was going through the books and some current literature. 私, is spelled in Romaji "Watashi", and in the first book I have for Japanese language course, its also spelled in Romaji AND Hiragana this way. However, I got a hold of a really old beginner text book that suggest it was spelled as "WataKUshi" in both Romaji and Hiragana

Kanji (according to Windows Japanese IME) would produce the same thing as "私" regardless of how you spell it. I am guess that both way works? Or under certain circumstances you use watakushi? I've been using Watashi all my life (I understand that it will pronounce the same regardless)

Thanks

Same kanji read differently watakushi is more polite but i wouldn't use watashi or watakushi unless I was being formal but I'm a guy. as a girl, I think you would normally use watashi as atashi sounds too girly for most girls。　But now I've confused myself and I'm really not sure. nagoyankee can tell you in a biｔ, he'll probably reply soon lol :P

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by godwine

Thanks..

but for the first 2 example, why can't it be

図書館で行く
公園に遊ぶ

When do you use NI and when do you use DE?

I`ve always sort of accepted に as along the lines of "to / by" and で as "in/within". You wouldn`t really use one in place of the other.

[Seiryuu]

Originally Posted by godwine

Thanks..

but for the first 2 example, why can't it be

図書館で行く
公園に遊ぶ

Because you don't go by means of a library for the first one. "DE" is a particle for a place of action or by means of.

[godwine]

ah.. gotcha... i always confuse myself with those.. thanks

[james1254]

Originally Posted by Seiryuu

Because you don't go by means of a library for the first one. "DE" is a particle for a place of action or by means of.

what you've never drove a library?

[fizzzzzzle]

De is used for action verbs.
And Ni is the same, but your not doing any actions.


Haha, I don't know if it made any sense, but yeahh. xDD
And for Wa, wa is used after a subject.
Like Watashi wa.
Boku wa, Kimi wa,