00:00Hi everyone in the world!
00:01Yahoo!
00:03Mochi-sensei.
00:04Today, I want to explain about difference between ni and de.
00:11I see many people are getting confused by these two particles.
00:17It's similar, but the meaning is totally different.
00:20So yeah, let me explain.
00:22Let's get started.
00:24Hajimeyo.
00:25So let's begin from the particle ni.
00:29Destination or the arrival point is shown by ni.
00:33For example,
00:34Gakkou ni iku.
00:38Gakkou ni iku.
00:41And it means go to school.
00:44Gakkou ni iku.
00:46So your arrival point is gakkou in this sentence.
00:51So that's why we use the particle ni.
00:54Gakkou ni iku.
00:56Ie ni kaeru.
00:58Ie ni kaeru.
01:01This means to go back to home.
01:04Ie is home or house.
01:08Kaeru is to go back or to get back or to come back.
01:13Kaeru.
01:14And also, place of existence is shown by ni.
01:18For example,
01:19Asoko.
01:19Asoko ni hito ga iru.
01:25Asoko ni hito ga iru.
01:29Or.
01:30Asoko ni kuruma ga aru.
01:35Asoko ni kuruma ga aru.
01:40In these two sentences,
01:43Asoko is where something exists.
01:46So we have to use the particle ni, a place of existence.
01:50Let's do from asoko ni hito ga iru.
01:53Hito means a person.
01:56Ga iru.
01:58These iru and aru are showing existence.
02:02We use iru for breathing or living animals or humans.
02:07And aru for an animated object.
02:09So, the first sentence,
02:12There's a person over there.
02:14Asoko ni hito ga iru.
02:17And the second one,
02:20Kuruma means a car.
02:22And we have to use aru.
02:25Because kuruma is not living.
02:28It's just an object.
02:29So,
02:30Asoko ni kuruma ga aru.
02:33Means there's a car over there.
02:36When you want to say,
02:37I want to go to Japan.
02:40You can say,
02:41Nihon ni ikitai desu.
02:46Nihon ni ikitai desu.
02:50Nihon, Japan.
02:52The destination where you want to go.
02:55So we use the particle ni.
02:58Ikitai means I want to go.
03:01Want to go.
03:03Ikitai.
03:03Something.
03:05Shitai means I want to.
03:07Nihon ni ikitai desu.
03:11And next,
03:12I'm gonna explain about the particle de.
03:16The place of the action is shown by de.
03:21For example,
03:22Nihon de sushi wo taberu.
03:27Nihon de sushi wo taberu.
03:32So in this sentence,
03:34Sushi wo taberu is an action verb.
03:37Eat a sushi.
03:39And where?
03:40In Japan.
03:41So as I just said,
03:43The place of the action is shown by de.
03:46Nihon de sushi wo taberu.
03:50Did you get it?
03:51Let's do a little bit more.
03:53Let's see these two sentences.
03:55We just did
03:57Gakkou ni iku.
04:00Gakkou is school.
04:02Iku is to go.
04:04Gakkou is just an arrival point where you go.
04:08So Gakkou ni iku.
04:10We have to use ni.
04:11But Gakkou de benkyou suru.
04:16Gakkou de benkyou suru.
04:19Benkyou suru.
04:21To study.
04:21Which is an action verb.
04:24And Gakkou is a place to study.
04:26So we're gonna use the particle de in this sentence.
04:31Gakkou de benkyou suru.
04:35Study at school.
04:36So let's do some quiz.
04:39Please guess which particle will fit in this sentence.
04:43Super.
04:46Kaimono wo suru.
04:51Kaimono wo suru.
04:53Super is supermarket.
04:56Cause Japanese love to shorten the words.
04:59And Kaimono wo suru means to buy.
05:04Yes, the answer is de.
05:07Because Kaimono wo suru.
05:09To buy is an action verb.
05:12And where?
05:13At supermarket.
05:14So the particle is de.
05:17Then how about suupa iku.
05:22Suupa iku.
05:25Yes, the answer is ni.
05:28Because suupa, supermarket, is destination where you go.
05:34So we have to use the particle ni.
05:37So again, destination or the arrival point is shown by ni.
05:43And also a place of existence is shown by ni.
05:48And the place of the action is shown by de.
05:52It's a little confusing but it's quite simple.
05:55So please remember this.
05:56Alright guys, thank you for watching my video.
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06:02I hope to see you guys in next video.
06:04Bye!
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