00:00Hi everyone in the world!
00:02Ya-ho! Minda! Mochi-sensei desu!
00:05Today's topic is gonna be difference between ni and e.
00:12So let's get started!
00:14Hajimeyo!
00:15Both are used to determine a location or direction
00:19and can sometimes be used interchangeably.
00:23They do express slightly different things.
00:26Let's go over the differences between both particles.
00:31First, e. This character usually reads as he.
00:36Only for particles, it reads as e.
00:39And e was originally the particle that describes a direction,
00:44while ni was used to indicate a place and a destination.
00:49Therefore, e is more about a path to the destination
00:54and ni is more about the destination itself.
00:59Therefore, kuruma-ni-noru, which means to get into a car, is correct,
01:07while kuruma-e-noru is incorrect.
01:10Now why?
01:13It's because noru, which means ride, describes an instantaneous action,
01:20which does not leave much room for a journey.
01:23So the particle ni, which describes an action in relation to a place or time,
01:30is the correct choice.
01:31Kuruma-ni-noru, to get into the car.
01:36Now let's think together.
01:39How about these two sentences?
01:41Which sentence is correct if you wish to describe your arrival time in Germany?
01:47Do-its-ni-tsuku-jikan, or Do-its-he-tsuku-jikan.
01:55Remember what we covered earlier?
01:58Ni is used for places, a specific destination or time,
02:03and e emphorizes the direction or path to a destination.
02:08So in this case, you're talking about a time and a specific destination,
02:14so ni is the correct choice.
02:18Do-its-ni-tsuku-jikan.
02:21If on the other hand, you're talking about the path to the destination,
02:26you can use e.
02:28In other examples, when I say,
02:31東京-ni-ikimasu.
02:35This means, I'm just heading to Tokyo.
02:39When I say, 東京-ni-ikimasu.
02:43It means, I'm going to Tokyo with the purpose.
02:47Tokyo is the location where I will complete my purpose.
02:52So do you see the difference?
02:53It's the same as saying, 買い物に行きます, or 仕事に行きます.
03:01Shopping and work are not physical places,
03:04but merely activities or purpose in this sentence.
03:08So ni cannot be replaced by e in that case.
03:12But when we are speaking about a location,
03:15we could either use e or ni,
03:19as we usually go to the place with the purpose.
03:23But Japanese people tend to never use e in a conversation,
03:28but rather ni.
03:30So, did you get the difference between e and ni?
03:34Again, e emphasizes on journey path to destination.
03:39ni. Emphasis on destination, places, and times.
03:46I hope this video helps you.
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03:51if you have any questions.
03:54それじゃあみんなまたね!
03:55Bye-bye!