Place から来ました / Time に来ました
Origin and arrival
Use から for where movement begins and に for the time point or destination.
自己紹介
Move through identity, origin, arrival, home, language ability, and first impressions without repeating obvious subjects.
Keep these three
- から marks origin; に marks the time or destination point.
- Japanese naturally drops 私は after the topic is clear.
- あまり pairs with a negative expression for “not very much.”
Noun が分かります
What you understand takes が
With 分かります, the understood thing is marked by が, even though English makes it an object.
Place に住んでいます
Describe a current state
The ています form can describe an ongoing state. Here, に marks the place where the person resides.
Close the notes
Can you bring it back?
01How do you say “I came from Chile”?
チリから来ました。
02Which particle marks the language in 日本語＿分かります?
が
03What expression pairs with a negative to mean “not very”?
あまり