6.3 The particle ใซ


The particle ใซ has more than one usage.  Let's look at the ways to use ใซ!


ใซ for Telling Time
If you want to express when something happens, use the particle ใซ after stating the time that something happens/will happen/happened. 

ๅ…ญใ˜ใซใ™ใ—ใ‚’ใŸในใพใ™ใ€‚
At six o'clock, I will eat sushi.

ใใ‚“ใ‚ˆใ†ใณใซใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใซใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚
On Friday, I will go to school.

ๅ…ซใ˜ใซใฆใŒใฟใ‚’ใ‹ใใพใ™ใ€‚
At eight o'clock, I will write a letter. 

ใ’ใคใ‚ˆใ†ใณใซใใฃใ•ใฆใ‚“ใซใ„ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
On Monday, I went to the coffee shop.

ไบ”ใ˜ ใซใŠใใพใ™ใ€‚
I wake up at 5 o'clock.

ๅใ˜ ใซใญใพใ™ใ€‚
 I go to sleep at 10 o'clock. 

ๅไบŒใŒใค ใซใซใปใ‚“ใซใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚
In December, I will go to Japan.

ใใ‚’ใคใ‘ใฆ๏ผ
You don't need to use ใซ after words like ใใฎใ†ใ€ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ€ใ‚ใ—ใŸใ€ใพใ„ใซใกใ€‚

ใใฎใ†ใ™ใ—ใ‚’ใŸในใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Yesterday I ate sushi.

ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใ‚…ใใ ใ„ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
Today I did homework.

ใ‚ใ—ใŸใŠใกใ‚ƒใ‚’ใฎใฟใพใ™ใ€‚
Tomorrow I will drink green tea. 

ใพใ„ใซใกใฟใšใ‚’ใฎใฟใพใ™ใ€‚
I drink water every day.

ใซ to indicate destination
ใซ is also used to indicate the destination point when using verbs of motion like ใ„ใใพใ™ใ€ใใพใ™ใ€ใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ™ and ใฏใ„ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚

Put ใซ after the destination point. 

๏ผˆใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ๏ผ‰ใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใซใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚
I am going to school.

๏ผˆใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ๏ผ‰ใ„ใˆใซใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
I am going home.
 
๏ผˆใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ๏ผ‰ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใซใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚
I am going to the restaurant.

ใ ใ„ใ™ใ‘ใ•ใ‚“ใฏใ“ใ“ใซใใพใ™ใ€‚
Daisuke-san is coming here.

ใŠใ‚“ใ›ใ‚“ใซใฏใ„ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
Are you going in (entering) the onsen? 

ใŒใฃใ“ใ†ใซใ„ใใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚
Why don't we go to school? 

If it's obvious who is doing the action (in the case of ใ‚ใŸใ—), you can drop the ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ from the sentence. 

Look at the sentences below.  See if you can identify the purpose of each ใซ in the sentences.  If the ใซ is marking a time, when is it?  If the ใซ is marking a destination, what is the destination? 

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On Saturdays, I read books.
The ใซ 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 ใซ particles.  The first ใซ marks the time (on Sundays) and the second ใซ marks the destination of the motion verb (school).
In March, I am going to Tokyo.
There are two ใซ particles. The first ใซ marks the time of the event/action (in March) and the second ใซ marks the destination of the motion verb (Tokyo). 
I go home at 3 o'clock. 
There are two ใซ particles. The first ใซ marks the time that the event happens (at 3 o'clock).  The second ใซ marks the destination of the motion verb (home).