Particle - に - in; at; on; to
The particle に used in a few different cases. In most cases it marks a destination (which can be a location or time) of an action: 家に行きます (Go to home). It can mark a someone or something an action is done for: 猫に歌います (Sing to the cat). It can also mark a period of time something repeats in: 一日に走ります (Run every day).
Note that for the verbs なる (to become), 会う (to meet) and 乗る (to ride), it has the same role as the を particle.
Sample sentences
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それは文脈による。
It depends on the context. -
日曜日に会おう。
Let's meet on Sunday. -
今夜彼らに会います。
I'm meeting them tonight. -
二年で日本に住みました
I lived in Japan for two years -
何にしますか
What will you have? -
朝ご飯は八時にです
Breakfast is at eight -
月曜日に赤色の車を買いました
I bought a red car on monday -
電話は机の上にある
The phone is on the desk -
花は店の前に買いたいです
I want to buy the flowers in front of the store -
金曜日に 帰ります
I return home on friday