JLPT N5 Grammar (ni/e)

Meaning

to (indicates direction / destination)

How to use

Noun
ni&e direction particle に へ jlpt n5 grammar meaning 文法例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (ni) & (e). Meaning: to (indicates direction / destination).

Both are interchangeable.

Example A) に

学校行く。

gakkou ni iku.

To go to school.

Example B) へ

学校行く。

gakkou e iku.

To go to school.

Other Meanings

に can also be used to say in, at, on, etc.. See full lesson for .


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Example #1

にほんにもどりたい。
nihon ni modoritai.
I want to go back to Japan.
Example #2

にほんにきたことはありますか?
nihon ni kita koto wa arimasu ka?
Have you ever been to Japan?
Example #3

どうやってがっこうにかよっていますか?
douyatte gakkou ni kayottei masuka?
How do you go to school?
Example #4

きょうはしごとにいきたくない。
kyou wa shigoto ni ikitakunai.
I don't want to go to work today.
Example #5

どこへいったんですか?
doko e ittan desu ka?
Where did you go? / Where were you?
Example #6

いえへむかっているところです。
ie e mukatteiru tokoro desu.
I'm heading home now.
Example #7

そこへいくにはくるまで6じかんかかる。
soko e iku ni wa kuruma de 6 jikan kakaru.
It takes 6 hours to drive there by car.
Example #8

まいとしほっかいどうへスキーにいく。
maitoshi hokkaidou e sukii ni iku.
Every year I go to Hokkaido to go skiing.

Vocabulary List

KanjiKanaEnglish
学校がっこうschool
行くいくto go
日本にほんJapan
戻るもどるto return
来るくるto come/go
どうやってhow
通うかようto go/ commute
今日きょうtoday
仕事しごとwork
いえhome/ house
向かうむかうto head towards
くるまcar
時間じかんhours
毎年まいとしevery year
北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido

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