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Using "e" particles in Japanese

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Using "e" particles in Japanese

Postby vasi_mahmudova_516223 » April 23rd, 2017 8:53 pm

Hi guys, I wonder that can I say ' Kimi wa dore e ikimasu ka? jn Japanese?'.I know 'doko e ikimasu ka' is much more suitable, but I want to know if my version is correct.Arigato gozaimasu :) Note:how can we translate 'e no' together into English?

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Re: Using "e" particles in Japanese

Postby thegooseking » April 24th, 2017 12:00 am

vasi_mahmudova-san,

I think Dore ni ikimasu ka? or Dochira e ikimasu ka? ("Which way are you going?") would be better. The e particle is very similar to the ni particle when you're talking about destinations, but I think e more emphasises the journey or the direction, and ni more emphasises the destination. When you use dore, you're usually interested in the destination rather than the journey, right?

I think e no would be translated as several different things: "that lead(s) to", "bound for" (e.g. of a train), "to get to". E.g.:-
Jinja e no kaidan wa doko desu ka? - "Where are the stairs that lead to the shrine?"
Buryusseru kara Pari e no densha - "The train bound for Paris from Brussels."
Toukyou tawaa e no ikikata - "The way to get to Tokyo Tower."

Basically e no is used if the destination relates to a noun rather than a verb.

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Re: Using "e" particles in Japanese

Postby community.japanese » May 16th, 2017 4:11 am

 さん、
Konnichiwa.
E is a destination marker so actually doko is appropriate word before it.
However, casually native Japanese speakers use dore e ikimasuka.
Therefore, you can use it to your close friend casually.

小狼さん、
どうもありがとうございます。
:)
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Re: Using "e" particles in Japanese

Postby vasi_mahmudova_516223 » May 16th, 2017 5:59 pm

Wakarimashita,domo arigato :)

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Re: Using "e" particles in Japanese

Postby community.japanese » June 2nd, 2017 3:31 am

san,
konnichiwa.
I see.
If you have any questions, please ask us again.
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