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JLPT N5 · Particles: roles and direction

場所で

Marks the place of an action

Meaning

Marks the place of an action.

Formation

  1. Place of an action: place + で + verb: 図書館で勉強します
  2. Do not confuse with に for ある / いる, which marks location of existence

When to use it

Core use
Marks the place of an action

Examples

14 sentences

  • 図書館としょかんで勉強べんきょうします

    I study at the library.

  • 公園こうえんで遊びあそびます

    I play in the park.

  • 雨あめの日ひは家いえで映画えいがを見ますみます

    On rainy days I watch films at home.

  • 駅えきの前まえで友達ともだちと会いましたあいました

    I met a friend in front of the station.

  • 図書館としょかんで本ほんを読みよみます

    I will read books at the library.

  • 駅えきで友達ともだちに会いあいます

    I will meet a friend at the station.

  • 公園こうえんで犬いぬと遊びあそびます

    I will play with a dog at the park.

  • 郵便局ゆうびんきょくで切手きってを買いかいます

    I will buy stamps at the post office.

6 more examples

  • 病院びょういんで先生せんせいに相談そうだんします

    I will consult a doctor at the hospital.

  • 美術館びじゅつかんで絵えを見みます

    I will look at paintings at the art museum.

  • 喫茶店きっさてんでコーヒーを飲みのみます

    I will drink coffee at the café.

  • 海うみで友達ともだちと泳ぎおよぎます

    I will swim with friends at the seaside.

  • 学校がっこうで日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうします

    I will study Japanese at the school.

  • スーパーで野菜やさいを買いかいます

    I will buy vegetables at the supermarket.

Important notes

  • で answers 'where does it happen?', while に with ある／いる answers 'where is it?'. Events take で even with ある: 学校で祭りがあります.

Common mistakes

  • 公園で遊ぶ (play in the park) but 公園にいる (be in the park). Do not carry に from a location sentence into an action sentence.

Check yourself

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

  1. 病院びょういんで先生せんせいに相談そうだんします
  2. 海うみで友達ともだちと泳ぎおよぎます
  3. スーパーで野菜やさいを買いかいます

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