Meaning & usage
The particle で marks the means, tool, or method by which something is done, as in making a phone call somewhere. It also appears in set phrases like それで (with that) and can link clauses meaning and. It attaches directly to nouns.
Example sentences 8
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そんなつもりではなかったんだ。
That wasn't my intention.
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それで何をしようとしているの？
And what are we going to do?
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電話はどこでできる？
Where can one make a phone call?
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今日は６月１８日で、ムーリエルの誕生日です！
Today is June 18th and it is Muiriel's birthday!
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君がロボットではないってことは分かる。
It only shows you're not a robot.
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また後でかけ直していただけませんか？
Could you call again later, please?
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イタリア語では何て言うんですか。
How do you say that in Italian?
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あんたのせいで食欲をなくしたよ。
Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.