6.3 The particle ใซ
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6.3 The particle ใซ

The particle ใซ has more than one usage. Let's look at the ways to use ใซ!
ใซ for Telling Time
If you want to express when something happens, use the particle ใซ after stating the time that something happens/will happen/happened.
ๅ ญใใซใใใใในใพใใ
At six o'clock, I will eat sushi.
ใใใใใณใซใใฃใใใซใใใพใใ
On Friday, I will go to school.
ๅ ซใใซใฆใใฟใใใใพใใ
At eight o'clock, I will write a letter.
ใใคใใใณใซใใฃใใฆใใซใใใพใใใ
On Monday, I went to the coffee shop.
ไบใ ใซใใใพใใ
I wake up at 5 o'clock.
ๅใ ใซใญใพใใ
I go to sleep at 10 o'clock.
ๅไบใใค ใซใซใปใใซใใใพใใ
In December, I will go to Japan.
ๅ ญใใซใใใใในใพใใ
At six o'clock, I will eat sushi.
ใใใใใณใซใใฃใใใซใใใพใใ
On Friday, I will go to school.
ๅ ซใใซใฆใใฟใใใใพใใ
At eight o'clock, I will write a letter.
ใใคใใใณใซใใฃใใฆใใซใใใพใใใ
On Monday, I went to the coffee shop.
ไบใ ใซใใใพใใ
I wake up at 5 o'clock.
ๅใ ใซใญใพใใ
I go to sleep at 10 o'clock.
ๅไบใใค ใซใซใปใใซใใใพใใ
In December, I will go to Japan.
ใใใคใใฆ๏ผ
You don't need to use ใซ after words like ใใฎใใใใใใใใใใใพใใซใกใ
ใใฎใใใใใในใพใใใ
Yesterday I ate sushi.
ใใใใใ ใใ ใใใใพใใใ
Today I did homework.
ใใใใใกใใใฎใฟใพใใ
Tomorrow I will drink green tea.
ใพใใซใกใฟใใใฎใฟใพใใ
I drink water every day.
ใใฎใใใใใในใพใใใ
Yesterday I ate sushi.
ใใใใใ ใใ ใใใใพใใใ
Today I did homework.
ใใใใใกใใใฎใฟใพใใ
Tomorrow I will drink green tea.
ใพใใซใกใฟใใใฎใฟใพใใ
I drink water every day.
ใซ to indicate destination
ใซ is also used to indicate the destination point when using verbs of motion like ใใใพใใใใพใใใใใใพใ and ใฏใใใพใใ
Put ใซ after the destination point.
๏ผใใใใฏ๏ผใใฃใใใซใใใพใใ
I am going to school.
๏ผใใใใฏ๏ผใใใซใใใใพใใ
I am going home.
๏ผใใใใฏ๏ผใฌในใใฉใณใซใใใพใใ
I am going to the restaurant.
ใ ใใใใใใฏใใใซใใพใใ
Daisuke-san is coming here.
ใใใใใซใฏใใใพใใใ
Are you going in (entering) the onsen?
ใใฃใใใซใใใพใใใใ
Why don't we go to school?
If it's obvious who is doing the action (in the case of ใใใ), you can drop the ใใใใฏ from the sentence.
Put ใซ after the destination point.
๏ผใใใใฏ๏ผใใฃใใใซใใใพใใ
I am going to school.
๏ผใใใใฏ๏ผใใใซใใใใพใใ
I am going home.
๏ผใใใใฏ๏ผใฌในใใฉใณใซใใใพใใ
I am going to the restaurant.
ใ ใใใใใใฏใใใซใใพใใ
Daisuke-san is coming here.
ใใใใใซใฏใใใพใใใ
Are you going in (entering) the onsen?
ใใฃใใใซใใใพใใใใ
Why don't we go to school?
If it's obvious who is doing the action (in the case of ใใใ), you can drop the ใใใใฏ from the sentence.
Look at the sentences below. See if you can identify the purpose of each ใซ in the sentences. If the ใซ is marking a time, when is it? If the ใซ is marking a destination, what is the destination?
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On Saturdays, I read books.
The ใซ in this sentence is marking the time of the event (read books).
When is it happening? On Saturdays.
The ใซ in this sentence is marking the time of the event (read books).
When is it happening? On Saturdays.
On Sundays, I don't go to school.
There are two ใซ particles. The first ใซ marks the time (on Sundays) and the second ใซ marks the destination of the motion verb (school).
There are two ใซ particles. The first ใซ marks the time (on Sundays) and the second ใซ marks the destination of the motion verb (school).
In March, I am going to Tokyo.
There are two ใซ particles. The first ใซ marks the time of the event/action (in March) and the second ใซ marks the destination of the motion verb (Tokyo).
There are two ใซ particles. The first ใซ marks the time of the event/action (in March) and the second ใซ marks the destination of the motion verb (Tokyo).
I go home at 3 o'clock.
There are two ใซ particles. The first ใซ marks the time that the event happens (at 3 o'clock). The second ใซ marks the destination of the motion verb (home).
There are two ใซ particles. The first ใซ marks the time that the event happens (at 3 o'clock). The second ใซ marks the destination of the motion verb (home).