に Particle (Direction) Japanese Grammar Lesson
Grammar Type: Particle
Essential Meaning: To / Toward / Into
Construction:
- Destination + に
- E.g. アメリカに [To America]
Notes:
- に (Direction) indicates a movement towards or in the direction of some place or destination. It is thus used with verbs of movement such as 行く [To go], 来る [To come], and 入る [To enter].
- E.g. ロンドンに行った。[I went to London.]
- に (Direction) can be used interchangeably with へ. The difference between the two is that に (Direction) conveys a direct and straightforward movement to the destination, while へ conveys a movement in the general direction of the destination. You can think of に (Direction) as meaning “To” and へ as meaning “Toward“.
- E.g. ロンドンに行った。[I went to London.]
- E.g. ロンドンへ行った。[I headed toward London.]
Example Sentences:
私は昨日サンフランシスコに行った。[I went to San Francisco yesterday.]
ジムは来年アメリカに帰る。[Jim is going back to America next year.]
いつか私のうちに来ませんか。[Wouldn’t you like to come to my house sometime?]
彼らは角のレストランに入った。[They entered into the restaurant around the corner.]
WILD Examples:
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