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Grammar Book

GrammarBook N5: The Particle に (time and destination marker)

  • 30 Dec, 2025
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N5-G-010

に (Time & Destination)

Core / Particle

👀 Layer A: Visual Guide (直感理解)

📝 Quick Summary (まとめ)

「に」は、画鋲(がびょう)や旗(はた)のイメージです。
1. 時間(じかん)のピンポイント: 「6時に」 (At 6:00)
2. 移動(いどう)のゴール: 「日本に行く」 (Go to Japan)
“NI” marks a specific point in time (Time Pin) or a destination (Destination Flag).

Structure (Time): [Time] に [Action].
Structure (Place): [Place] に [Go/Come/Return].

🔍 Layer B: Deepening (深掘り)

💡 Raya’s Hack (攻略法)

数字(すうじ)がついている時間には「に」をつける!「明日」「今日」「朝」みたいに数字がない言葉には「に」はつけないよ!

If the time has a Number (6:00) or Name (Monday), use “NI”. If it’s relative (Today, Tomorrow, Morning), NO “NI”!

🚧 Joy’s Mistake (よくある間違い)

Scene: Joy planning for tomorrow.

Joy: 「明日 に 行きます!」
(Ashita ni ikimasu!)

❌ Wrong!

Why?

「明日(あした)」はカレンダーの場所が毎日変(か)わるので、ピン(に)を刺(さ)せません!「明日行きます」だけでOK。

“Tomorrow” changes every day, so you can’t pin it down with “NI”. Just say “Ashita ikimasu”.

🔥 Layer C: Practice Loop

Now it’s time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!

Level 1: Basic

Q1. 6-ji ___ okimasu. (Wake up AT 6:00)
答え: ni (に)

(6-ji ni okimasu.)

Q2. Gakkou ___ ikimasu. (Go TO school)
答え: ni (に)

(Gakkou ni ikimasu.)

Q3. Nichiyoubi ___ benkyou shimasu. (Study ON Sunday)
答え: ni (に)

(Nichiyoubi ni benkyou shimasu.)

Q4. Uchi ___ kaerimasu. (Return TO home)
答え: ni (に)

(Uchi ni kaerimasu.)

Q5. Ashita ___ ikimasu. (Go tomorrow – Trick Question!)
答え: No Particle (X)

(Ashita ikimasu. *No NI for relative time*)

Level 2: Advanced

Q6. 8時 __ 学校 __ 来(き)ます。(Come to school at 8:00)
答え: に / に

(8-ji ni gakkou ni kimasu. *Double NI*)

Q7. 毎日(まいにち) __ 日本語を 勉強します。(Every day – Trick Question!)
答え: なし (No Particle)

(Mainichi benkyou shimasu. *Every day is relative time*)

Q8. 京都(きょうと) __ 行きます。(Go to Kyoto)
答え: に (ni)

(Kyouto ni ikimasu.)

Q9. Translate: “I wake up at 7:00.” (7-ji, okimasu)
答え: 7時 に 起(お)きます。

(Shichi-ji ni okimasu.)

Q10. Translate: “I will go to Japan next year.” (Rainen, Nihon, ikimasu)
答え: 来年(らいねん) 日本 に 行きます。

(Rainen Nihon ni ikimasu. *Rainen usually takes no particle, but Nihon takes NI*)

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