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Learning the Japanese Prepositions displayed below is vital to the language. Japanese prepositions link nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. Here are some examples:
| English Prepositions | Japanese Prepositions |
|---|---|
| Prepositions | zenchishi - 前置詞 |
| inside the house | okunai de - 屋内で |
| outside the car | shagai de - 車外で |
| with me | watashi to issho ni - 私と一緒に |
| without him | kare nashi de - 彼なしで |
| under the table | teeburu no shita ni - テーブルの下に |
| after tomorrow | asatte - 明後日 |
| before sunset | nichibotsu mae - 日没前 |
| but I'm busy | shikashi , watashi wa isogashii desu - しかし、私は忙しいです |
Notice the structure of the Prepositions in Japanese.
Below is a list of the Time place and demonstrative pronouns in Japanese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Japanese vocabulary.
| English Prepositions | Japanese Prepositions |
|---|---|
| about | yaku - 約 |
| above | ue ni - 上に |
| across | yokogit te - 横切って |
| after | atoni - 後に |
| against | ni taishi te - に対して |
| among | no aida ni - の間に |
| around | no mawari ni - の周りに |
| as | toshite - として |
| at | ni - に |
| before | mae - 前 |
| behind | ushiro ni - 後ろに |
| below | shita ni - 下に |
| beneath | shita ni - 下に |
| beside | yoko ni - 横に |
| between | no aida ni - の間に |
| beyond | koe te - 越えて |
| but | shikashi - しかし |
| by | niyotte - によって |
| despite | ni mo kakawara zu - にもかかわらず |
| down | shita ni - 下に |
| during | aida ni - 間に |
| except | nozoi te - 除いて |
| for | no tame ni - のために |
| from | kara - から |
| in | naka de - 中で |
| inside | naibu de - 内部で |
| into | naka ni - 中に |
| near | chikaku ni - 近くに |
| next | tsugi no - 次の |
| of | no - の |
| on | ue ni - 上に |
| opposite | hantai no - 反対の |
| out | soto de - 外で |
| outside | soto gawa de - 外側で |
| over | ue ni - 上に |
| per | goto ni - ごとに |
| plus | to - と |
| round | mawari ni - 周りに |
| since | kara - から |
| than | yori - より |
| through | made - まで |
| till | made - まで |
| to | ni - に |
| toward | ni mukat te - に向かって |
| under | shita ni - 下に |
| unlike | to wa chigat te - とは違って |
| until | made - まで |
| up | ue ni - 上に |
| via | keiyu shi te - 経由して |
| with | to - と |
| within | naibu ni - 内部に |
| without | nashi de - なしで |
| two words | futa koto - 二言 |
| according to | ni yoru to - によると |
| because of | no tame ni - のために |
| close to | no chikaku ni - の近くに |
| due to | no tame ni - のために |
| except for | wo nozoi te - を除いて |
| far from | tooi - 遠い |
| inside of | no naka ni - の中に |
| instead of | no kawari ni - の代わりに |
| near to | no chikaku ni - の近くに |
| next to | no tonari ni - の隣に |
| outside of | no soto gawa ni - の外側に |
| prior to | no mae ni - の前に |
| three words | mittsu no kotoba - 三つの言葉 |
| as far as | kagiri - 限り |
| as well as | dake de naku - だけでなく |
| in addition to | ni kuwae te - に加えて |
| in front of | no mae ni - の前に |
| in spite of | ni mo kakawara zu - にもかかわらず |
| on behalf of | ni kawat te - に代わって |
| on top of | no ue ni - の上に |
| demonstrative pronouns | shiji zenchishi - 指示前置詞 |
| this | kono - この |
| that | sono - その |
| these | korera no - これらの |
| those | sorera no - それらの |
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