Japanese Particles

What is the function of particle を?

• を shows the location of an event

• を shows the relationship between an item and the action

• を indicates who you are doing an action with

• を indicates the time when an event takes place

What is the function of particle で?

• で shows the location of an event

• で shows the topic of the sentence

• で is used for listing things

• で is used for showing time and place

What is the function of particle は?

• は shows who you are doing something with

• は shows the topic of the sentence

• は is used for describing things

• は is used to list objects

What is the function of particle が?

• が shows the topic of the sentence

• が shows possession of an item

• が is used for describing something

• が is used to list items

What is the function of particle も?

• も indicates the topic of the sentence

• も indicates a question

• も is used to mean 'also' or 'too'

• も shows movement or time

What is the function of particle か?

• か indicates possession

• か shows the topic of the sentence

• か means 'but'

• か indicates a question

What is the function of particle と?

• と shows the topic of the sentence

• と is used to list items

• と is used to show who an action is done with

• と is used to show possession

What is the function of particle へ?

• へ shows direction

• へ shows time

• へ emphasizes the destination

• へ emphasizes the time

What is the function of particle の?

• の indicates possession

• の indicates who you are doing something with

• の indicates the topic

• の indicates a question