Particle ni (に) used with verb

Particle Ni （に）can use to specify a target of verb, it is different with particle O (を) which the verb does something to direct object. For example the target of any motion verb is specified by NI particle.
Tips after place adverb it often use ni particle.

1. 先週彼女と日本に行った。
Sensyu kanojo to nihon ni itta
I went to japan with my girl friend last week.

2. 工場に行く。
Koujou ni iku
I go to factory

3. 家にくる
Ie ni kuru
Come to home.
In example number 3, the target particle always targets "to" rather than "from" if we want to say "come from" we can use "kara"

4. ジョンは、中国からきた。
Jon ha, chugoku kara kita.
Jon came from china.
If "kara" paired with "made" it means "up to"

5. 8 .00から15.00まで 仕事する。
8.00 kara 15.00 made shigoto suru.
I work From 8.00 until 15.00

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use the particle ni (に) in japanese sentences

1. the direction of the action (to)
学校(がっこう)に行(い)きます。
I go to school.

2. existence (in, at, on)
机(つくえ)の上(うえ)に本があります。
There is a book on the desk.

3. change of state (turn into)
信号(しんごう)が青(あお)になりました。
The traffic light has turned green.


4. time (on, in, at)
学校(がっこう)は毎日八時半(まいにちはちじはん)に始(はじ)まります。
School starts at 8.30 every morning.

5. purpose of action (in order to)
私はレストランへおすしを食べに行きました。
I went to a restaurant to eat sushi

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hodo, gurai meaning, and tsukai kata

here i try to explain hodo, this particle and phrase is common use to give expression about quantity,indicate approximation of amount, it's like gurai, in english we can says "about".

here some example sentence using hodo
Quantity, About.

1. kono shigoto ha ichi jikan hodo ato owaru to omou.
この　仕事　は　１時間ほど後終わると思う。
I think this jobs will finish about 1 hour later.
sekitar 1 jam lagi pekerjaan ini selesai.

2. nagano kara tokyo made densya de san jikan hodo kakarimasu.
長野から　東京まで　電車で　３時間ほど　かかります。
from Nagano to tokyo with train will spend about 3 hours.
dari Nagano ke tokyo dengan KRL membutuhkan waktu sekitar 3 jam.

Comparison, Like Usual
we can use hodo to compare situation, see example below.

1. kotoshi no natsu ha itsumo hodo atsusa da ne.
今年の夏は　いつもほど　暑さだね。
this year summer degree is like usual.
musim panas tahun ini, panasnya seperti biasanya ya.

Something Increase
hodo is also have meaning that something increase, the others will increase as well.
Ok, here example

nandemo,nankaidemo rensyuu sureba suru hodo, jyouzu ni narimasu.
何でも、何回でも　練習すればするほど　上手に　なります。
with everything,every time you take more practice, the better will you get.
dengan semua, dan berapakalipun mencoba dan mencoba terus, semakin bagus hasilnya.

actually from book that i read, hodo also have meaning to take specific situation, but becouse i didn't understand yet, i can explain at this post.

HODO
partikel hodo dapat mempunyai makna yang berbeda, dan dapat memiliki arti seperti halnya :
1. kira-kira, kurang lebih.
2. seperti biasanya, perbandingan kondisi.
3. peningkatan, berhubungan dengan sebab akibat.

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particle de

particle de , で　is use to tell place, or when we want to show the place that something done, we can use formula

Place + de + Verb　/ sentence

example

東京で　働いています。
tokyo de hataraite imasu.
(I) working in tokyo

家で　ご飯を　食べます。
ie de gohan wo tabemasu.
(I) eat meal in home.

アパトで　ご飯を　作ります。
apato de gohan wo tsukurimasu
(I) make meal in apartment.

大阪で　日本語を　勉強します。
Osaka de nihongo wo benkyousimasu.
(I) learn japanese in Osaka.

コンビニ　で　コーヒを買います。
combini de kohi wo kaimasu.
(I) buy coffe in convenient store

秋葉原で　パソコンを　売ります。
akihabara de pasokon wo urimasu.
(I) sell notebook in akihabara.

after you see the pattern, be careful for this sentence
tokyo ni imasu
i'm in tokyo

becouse the meaning is veru different.

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