Part II: Particles II
We've already gotten our feet wet a little with particles, but we're going to learn about a few more here, namely で, に and へ.
II-A: The Particle で
で is typically used to denote where an event is taking place.
Ex. A: カツコンはどこですか。
(Where is Katsukon?)
B: ウアシングトンデーシーでカツコンがあります。
(Katsukon is/[takes place] at Washington D.C.)
II-B: The Particle に
に can be used a couple of different ways. As we discussed in the last little bit, it can be used to indicate the location to where someone is traveling.
Ex. 今日はがっこうに行きません。
(Today, I will not go to school.)
However, it can also be used to denote time in a sentence.
Ex. 私は午後四時三十五分にきっさてんに行きません。
(I didn't not go to the café at 4:35 p.m.)
Another thing to remember about に when using it to denote time is that you also need to use it when talking about days of the week (which we'll cover later in the lesson) and other numerical time references (like months).
You don't use に when saying time-based expressions like today and tomorrow, every day and every night or with the question word いつ (when).
II-C: The Particle へ
Like に, へ can be used to denote the goal of travel.
Ex. かれはオッフィスへきます。
(He is coming to the office.)
The thing to remember about using へ to indicate intended destination of travel is that it's used more to indicate what you're heading toward as opposed to the actual final destination.
