日本語のおしゃべり

Japanese Language
「Particles」

「E・へ」

NOTE: In both examples below, ni can be used in replacement of e, the exception is when e is followed by no (specifically with the last sentence of example 2.)

「１」E can be used to indicate a direction, or a goal, also used to indicate a direction toward which one is moving,or at which one has arrived: "to."

Examples:
いつ京都へ行きますか。
Itsu Kyōto e ikimasu ka.
When are you going to Kyoto?

谷口さんは昨日アメリカへ出発しました。
Taniguchi-san wa kinō Amerika e shuppatsu shimashita.
Taniguchi left for the United States yesterday.

この飛行機は、６時に成田空港へ到着しました。
Kono hikō-ki wa, rokuji ni Narita kūkō e tōchaku shimashita.
The airplane arrived at Narita Airport at six o'clock.

「２」E can be used to indicate the recipient of an action (in English, equivalent to the indirect object): "to."

Examples:
外国にいる友達へ手紙を書いた。
Gaikoku ni iru tomodachi e tegami o kaita.
I wrote a letter to a friend abroad.

夕方川田さんへ電話をかけたが、いなかった。
Yūgata Kawada-san e denwa o kaketa ga, inakatta.
I telephoned Kawada in the evening, but he wasn't there.

川田さんへの電話があったのは何時でしたか。
Kawada-san e no denwa ga atta no wa nanji deshita ka.
What time did that phone call come for Kawada?

Hope this was helpful, and see you next time, when we will cover the particle kara・から!

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