.::Japanese Grammar Practice::.

[鼠ドル]

Sagaちゃん
はいはい～（笑）
へぇ、スーゲーですよね！
さぁ・・・貴方は元気ですか？

[Saga]

えぇ、元気だ。　♡￫ܫ￩♡
Nezuちゃんは？　（：

[鼠ドル]

Sagaちゃん・・・はかわいいですよ＊＿＊
はい、元気です（笑う）少女愛を見ます～
今日はステキな日、太陽が照り輝いている。

[Gutto]

　:msn_red_fox 5
えええ？すごいね　ｘＤ　ＹＯに日本語を勉強する人々がいる。。。ビックリした
じゃ。。。あなたたちと話したいんだ　（僕の日本語はまだ下手なのに　笑）

ああ、そうか、僕も日本へ行きたいんだが、お金がないし日本語は下手だし遠い国だし行けるかどうかまだ分か んない　Ｔ－Ｔ

[chiakaiyuki]

Sagaさん - 何もかも　(笑)

What would you suggest as basic grammar rules? eg, I'm working on learning about i & na adjectives, and conjugating u and ru verbs, but what else should I study?

Also, can someone please explain about the particals ni and de? Maybe do some example sentences so I can see how they are used?

[鼠ドル]

@Chiakai
- the particle "に" indicate time/direction.
- the partice "で" indicate the place where the action takes place (i.e. "in", "at", "on" etc.)

Example:　バスで学校に行きます。
I ride the bus to school.
(Direction: school, Means by transportation: bus)
Example 2: 日本でどこに行きたいですか。
Where in Japan do you want to go?
(Direction: Where? Place of action: Japan)

Did that clear things up for you?

[chiakaiyuki]

Nezuさん、ありがと。（＾＾）

（私は）車で公園に行きます。I go to the park by car.

明日、バスで職に行きます。Tomorrow, I'll go to work on the bus. Am I right in thinking the tense doesn't change (future=present)?

And sorry, but can you give more examples, with the 'time' meaning of に? I'm not sure how that would work...

[鼠ドル]

はい、そうです！正統です（:

Time, hmm... Okay, let's see *smile*

八時に家を出ます。
I leave home at 8 o'clock.

Actually, に can be used for more than time&direction, but that's the more basic use of it.
It can also be used to indicate source and purpose.

Example (of purpose):
映画を見に行った。
I went to see a movie

Example (of source):
母にしかられた。
I was scolded by my mother.

[Gutto]

In cases where you have numerals, for example？
１０時に起きました。
It doesn't happen in situations like:
日曜日に僕があなたの家に行きます　×　（Ｗｒｏｎｇ）　
日曜日僕があなたの家に行きます　〇　（Ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ） Well, I think so xD

[鼠ドル]

Gutto
- I believe に should be used when it's SPECIFIC time (like June 4th, 8 o'clock etc). However time like today/tomorrow/yesterday are relative time therefor に shouldn't be used. (: