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At A; in A
Shows the location A that an action/event takes place.
  1. At A; in A
    Shows the location A that an action/event takes place.
  2. For A; in A (shows a length or amount of time)
  3. Do B by using the object A; Do B by means of A
  4. Shows the material A that something is made of/composed of
  5. Because of A; Due to A
  6. Used after nouns/な-adjectives to link a list of adjectives and/or nouns
今日きょうは 店みせで ＶＲ の 体たい験けんが できた ！ 
I got to try VR at the store today!
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日 本 の 温 泉 で 混 浴 を する の が 私 の 夢 で す 。 
My dream is to mingle at a mixed-gender Japanese onsen.
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パリ で 彼 女 と キ ス を しました 。 
I kissed my girlfriend in Paris.
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夏 休 み の 時 、 コ ン ビ ニ で 働 き ま し た 。 
During summer vacation, I worked at a convenience store.
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近 所 の ス ー パ ー で 懐 か し い 友 達 に 会 い ま し た 。 
I met a dear friend of mine at a supermarket nearby.
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東 京 の 渋谷 で ス カ ウ ト されました 。 
I was scouted in Shibuya, Tokyo.
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こ こ で 、 一 発 ギ ャ グ を したい と 思 い ま す ! 
I'd like to do a joke now (here)!
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あそこ で 私 た ち は おしゃべり に 夢 中 に な っ て い ま し た 。 
We became engrossed in our conversation over there.

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ANoun (location)
で
Basic Examples:
レストランで食べる (eat at a restaurant)

Notes
Shows where A takes place
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mysticfive
Level: 1818
(15 years ago)
In this grammar pattern with places, in contrast with using に (where the verb is usually only passive or showing existence), when using で there needs to be an action taking place. For example レストランにいます (I am at the restaurant) vs レストランで食べています (I am eating at the restaurant).
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jacekh
Level: 1
(15 years ago)
Compare also to the use of に as a place marker (like in 日本に住む).
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For A; in A (shows a length or amount of time)
  1. At A; in A
    Shows the location A that an action/event takes place.
  2. For A; in A (shows a length or amount of time)
  3. Do B by using the object A; Do B by means of A
  4. Shows the material A that something is made of/composed of
  5. Because of A; Due to A
  6. Used after nouns/な-adjectives to link a list of adjectives and/or nouns
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この 本 を ３日 で 読 んで 下 さ い 。 
Please read this book in three days.
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１ ヶ 月 で １００ 冊 以 上 本 を 読 む 人 も います 。 
There are people who read over a hundred books a month.
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この 宿 題 は 後 一 時 間 で 終 え る 予 定 で す 。 
I plan on finishing this homework in an hour.
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ほたる は 地 上 に 出 て 数 日 で 死 ん で し ま い ま す 。 
Fireflies emerge into the open and die after a few days.

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ANoun (length/amount)
で
Basic Examples:
４年間で (for 4 years)

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(3 years ago)
The particleで will allow us to know the context in wich the action take place　
example: くるまで帰る = I drove home
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まさむね123
Level: 1
(6 years ago)
This usage can be linked to につき (2). The particle で can be replaced by につき, if the relation between the basic amount and the associated amount is fixed. につき is more formal than で

この翻訳は一ページで二千円お払いします。
We will pay 2.000 yen per page for this translation.
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IJamLegend
Level: 1
(10 years ago)
When used with time, it has the nuance of "over the course of (and no longer)"
e.g. 二年間で日本語を習った。It took (me) 2 years to learn Japanese.
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(13 years ago)
In general, で indicates scope when it follows quantity words. In addition to the 'length of time' usage, it is also often used to indicate how much something costs:


５００円で買える本 ----- books that can be bought for 500 yen

If で follows other counter words, it identifies that number of objects or people as the amount included:

四人で海に行った　---- went to the beach as a group of four people

五冊で２５００円　---- five books for 2500 yen
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マイコー
Level: 283
(15 years ago)
When using a length of time, that's the duration of the action, not "after (period of time), the action will occur".

(incorrect) 五ヶ月でアメリカに行きます > I will go to America in 5 months.
(ok!) 五ヶ月でアメリカにいました. > I was in America for 5 months.

(incorrect) 一時間で出かけます > I will leave in an hour.
(correct) 一時間後(ご)でかけます> I will leave after an hour.
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Do B by using the object A; Do B by means of A
  1. At A; in A
    Shows the location A that an action/event takes place.
  2. For A; in A (shows a length or amount of time)
  3. Do B by using the object A; Do B by means of A
  4. Shows the material A that something is made of/composed of
  5. Because of A; Due to A
  6. Used after nouns/な-adjectives to link a list of adjectives and/or nouns
自じ転てん車しゃで 買かい 物ものに 行いっ た 。 
I went shopping by bike.
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箸 で 刺身 を 食 べ ま し た 。 
I ate sashimi with chopsticks.
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昨日 、 私 は 家 の テ レ ビ で 映 画 を 見 ま し た 。 
Yesterday、I saw a movie on TV at my house.
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日 本 の 友 達 と 日 本 語 で 話 し た い で す 。 
I want to talk to my Japanese friends using the Japanese language.
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今日 は 車 で 送 っ て もらいました 。 
I had (them) take me by car today.
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京 都 まで 車 で 行 こ う と 思 い ま す 。 
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彼 女 と は 日 本 語 で 会 話 します 。 
I talk to her in Japanese.
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あなた のこと は 父 の 話 で 聞 い て い ま し た 。 
I heard about you from talking with my father.

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で
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Basic Examples:
電車で行く (go by train)

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Shows the material A that something is made of/composed of
  1. At A; in A
    Shows the location A that an action/event takes place.
  2. For A; in A (shows a length or amount of time)
  3. Do B by using the object A; Do B by means of A
  4. Shows the material A that something is made of/composed of
  5. Because of A; Due to A
  6. Used after nouns/な-adjectives to link a list of adjectives and/or nouns
これ は 藁わらで 作つくら れ て い ま す 。 
This is made with straw.
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山 の 湧 き 水 で コーヒー を 淹 れ た 。 
I made coffee with mountain spring water.
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あの お 寺 は 全 て 木 で できています 。 
That temple is made completely of wood.

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ANoun (Material)
で
Basic Examples:
木でできた (made of wood)

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alekth
Level: 20
(13 years ago)
で is used when the material something is made of is obvious. When the materials are not obvious, から is used instead.
When the statement is about something specific, the verb form できている is used, whereas for generic statements できる is used.
E.g.
その箱は木でできている。　This box is made of wood.
剣は鋼でできる。　Swords are made of steel.
紙は木からできる。　Paper is made from wood.
このワインはカシスからできている。　This wine is made from black currant.
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Because of A; Due to A
  1. At A; in A
    Shows the location A that an action/event takes place.
  2. For A; in A (shows a length or amount of time)
  3. Do B by using the object A; Do B by means of A
  4. Shows the material A that something is made of/composed of
  5. Because of A; Due to A
  6. Used after nouns/な-adjectives to link a list of adjectives and/or nouns
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すみません 、 雪 で 電 車 が 遅 れ ま し た 。 
Sorry, the train was late because of the snow.
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今日 は 夏 祭 り で 花 火 が 上 が る ん だ 。 
Today, fireworks will be set off because of the summer festival.

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ANoun
で
Basic Examples:
雪で (because of snow)

Aな-adjective
で
Basic Examples:
不潔で (because (it's) unhygenic)

Aい-adjective
-い
くて
Basic Examples:
忙しくて (because (I'm) busy)

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Used after nouns/な-adjectives to link a list of adjectives and/or nouns
  1. At A; in A
    Shows the location A that an action/event takes place.
  2. For A; in A (shows a length or amount of time)
  3. Do B by using the object A; Do B by means of A
  4. Shows the material A that something is made of/composed of
  5. Because of A; Due to A
  6. Used after nouns/な-adjectives to link a list of adjectives and/or nouns
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彼 は 健 康 で 丈 夫 だ 。 
He is strong and healthy.
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山 田 さ ん は 親 切 で 美 人 だ 。 
Ms. Yamada is a kind and beautiful person.
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街 の 外 れ に ある 教 会 は 壮 大 で 素 晴 ら し い 。 
The church in the outskirts of town is grand and wonderful.
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パ レ ー ド が 始 ま る と 街 は 賑 や か で 華 や か に なる ！ 
When the parade starts the streets become lively and spectacular!

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Aな-adjective
 
 
で
Basic Examples:
きれいで広い (clean and wide)

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Ryanmatsua
Level: 1
There is also another way to use で。It means that you did something using another thing. Ex:

I'll read it with (using) a dictionary -> 辞書で読む。
I came from school by car -> 学校から車で来た。
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マイコー
Level: 283
Thanks, added it. I'll add some model sentences later, but you can go ahead and put in your own user sentences.
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jacekh
Level: 1
The construction examples are quite misleading though - in meaning #2, they'd stand for "in a cat" and "in a meal", while in the second one "with a cat" (=I did sth using the cat / with the cat) and "with a meal".

I'd suggest some other examples, say: "日本で" ("in Japan") for the #1, "ナイフで" ("with a knife", like in "I cut the meat with a knife") for #2.
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マイコー
Level: 283
Yea - I might need to remove those completely until I can get a fresh list. Right now, if it's a 'noun' in the construction, the same nouns are used regardless of the grammar point; same goes with verbs and adjectives. Let me think on that as to what the best way to continue would be. Thanks!
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outsider
Level: 1
で　also shows the cause (風で学校を休んだ。）
and the material (いすは木で作っています。）
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マイコー
Level: 283
Added them. Thanks!!
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マイコー
Level: 283
Ah, and the kanji in your first sentence is off:
風で学校を休んだ。
should be
風邪で学校を休んだ。
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outsider
Level: 1
sorry I wasn't paying attention.
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looh
Level: 16
I heard that で is also the て form of nouns and な-adjectives, like when listing multiple occurrences:

田中さんは御金持ちで、かっこよくて、魅力的ですね。(Seen here: http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/compound)
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マイコー
Level: 283
Quite true - added it! It'll probably also get added when i eventually get around to noun/adjective types, but it definitely also belongs here. Thanks!
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テリフン
Level: 1
For the second meaning, how would one link い-Adjs with な-Adjs and Nouns? The い-Adjs use the ーくて, right? So, would this work? ...おいしくてきれいでおもしろいです。
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mysticfive
Level: 1818
absolutely! That works just fine ^.^
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テリフン
Level: 1
Oh, good! :D Thank you!
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I was thinking about usage 5, about how it would work with verbs...You can make a verb into a noun by adding の to its stem form -- 食べるの = eating -- so you could say "because of A" by adding で to that...and I already knew that ので is basically a polite form of から! IT ALL MAKES SENSE

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Karlla
Level: 892
Which category does this sentence fall into?
ボランティア活動で経験をした。
To me it feels close to #3, but 活動 is clearly not an object. So I'm uncertain, where to put it.
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6 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 283
I think object should be a suggestion, not a requirement. It's more a tool (physical or otherwise) with which an action is completed.
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Kalamisanos
Level: 80

The more I look at my answer, the more I think it is wrong.

I even put it in Google translate (I know, not the best but still) and I couldn't see how it came up with the sentence "Rika studied movies in English".

Can someone please explain it to me?


Also.. is this the correct place to ask this question? I don't want to make new topics needlesly.

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1 year ago
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マイコー
Level: 283

1. You are more than welcome to put questions about the grammar here. If you are pointing out an issue with a question, you can also use the ? button at the top (while in a quiz) to send in a report that way.

2. The jumble question system is built in a way to be as flexible as possible when accepting answers. However, it is occasionally *too* flexible, and that is definitely what is happening here. I'll make an adjustment to the system to this doesn't happen again. Thanks for pointing it out!

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愛猫家様
Level: 114

勉強のことで相談したいです。

Does this usage come under #5?

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マイコー
Level: 283

I want to say yes, but I'm not 100% on it. It's definitely the reason for you wanting to consult with (them).

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