Before starting the exercise for particles 「に (Time)」「で (Means)」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.
- Reference
- Genki I – Lesson 10: The particle で (ways; means)
- Tae Kim’s Guide – Particles used with verbs
Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Particles Particles 「に (Time)」「で (Means)」
This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.
- Audio File
English and Hidden Japanese Scripts
1. | (I will) go by car. |
車で行きます。 |
2. | (I will) cut (something) with scissors. |
ハサミで切ります。 |
3. | (I will) open (something) by hand. |
手で開けます。 |
4. | (I will) buy (something) with yen. |
円で買います。 |
5. | (I will) go home by train. |
電車で帰ります。 |
6. | (I will) go at seven o’clock. |
7時に行きます。 |
7. | (I will) go home on the 5th. |
5日に帰ります。 |
8. | (I) get up in the morning. |
朝に起きます。 |
9. | (I) go to bed at night. |
夜に寝ます。 |
10. | (I will) move (to somewhere) in April. |
4月に引っ越します。 |
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