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Particles are the glue that binds Japanese words together. Basic Japanese sentence structure is comprised of Noun + Particle "chunks" before a verb (which is always at the end).
は
wa
Topic marker (As for...)
が
ga
Emphasis, spotlight, or new information
を
o
Direct object (Action receiver)
に
ni
Target, destination, or time
で
de
Context, means, or where an action takes place
の
no
Possession, description, or modification (of)
へ
e
Direction of travel or destination (only)
と
to
Partner (And - exhaustive, With)
も
mo
Inclusive (Also, Too)
から
kara
Starting point (From, Because)
まで
made
Ending point (Until, As far as)
か
ka
Question marker or Choice (Or)
や
ya
Partial list (And - non-exhaustive)
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