に indicates a location
Sentence Structure Pattern
- に + [ Non-action Verb ]
Japanese
日本に住んでいます。
English
I live in Japan.
Japanese
イスに座っている
English
I'm sitting a chair.
に indicates time or frequency
Sentence Structure Pattern
- [ Date ] + に
Japanese
1週間に1度サッカーをします。
English
We play soccer once a week.
Japanese
月曜日に学校に行く。
English
I am going to school on Monday.
に indicates the indirect object of a verb
Japanese
彼にメッセージを送った。
English
I sent him a message.
に indicates the surface where an action takes place.
Japanese
彼は紙に名前を書いた
English
He wrote his name on the paper.
に indicates a point of arrival
Japanese
旅行に行きたい
English
I want to travel.
に indicates an entering motion
Sentence Structure Pattern
- に + [ Verb ]
English Meaning
to Verb
Japanese
バスに乗る
English
I get on the bus.
Japanese
レストランに着いた。
English
I arrived at the restaurant.
に is used together with a verb to express a purpose
Sentence Structure Pattern
- ために + [ Verb ]
English Meaning
to Verb
Japanese
日本語を学ぶために日本に来た
English
I came to Japan to learn Japanese.
に is used with a verb to indicate a change or choice
Japanese
医者になった。
English
I became a doctor.
Japanese
6時になった。
English
It became 6 o'clock.
に indicates the person who gives something or provides a service.
Japanese
彼にプレゼントをあげた。
English
I sent him a present.
Japanese
彼に英語を教えてもらった。
English
I had him teach me English.
に indicates the one acting or the one acted upon
Japanese
彼に電話をかけた
English
I called him.
Japanese
彼女に驚かされた
English
I was surprised by her.