Topic N5

N5Grammar

Lesson 7: Who do you give presents to?

Learn about the particle "de" for means/tools, asking for vocabulary, giving and receiving verbs (Give/Receive/Lend/Borrow), and the "Already done" pattern.

Meaning

Doing with ... (Means/Method)

✏️ Structure

N で V

💡 Usage

The particle 「de」 expresses the means, tool, or language used to perform an action.

📚 Examples

はしでご飯はんべます。

Hashi de gohan o tabemasu.

I eat a meal with chopsticks.

日本語にほんごでレポートをきます。

Nihongo de repooto o kakimasu.

I write a report in Japanese.

ご飯はんべます。

Te de gohan o tabemasu.

I eat with my hands.

パソコンで映画えいがます。

Pasokon de eiga o mimasu.

I watch movies on the computer.

スマホで写真しゃしんります。

Sumaho de shashin o torimasu.

I take photos with my smartphone.

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