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助詞「に」. The particle に (ni) represents motion towards something (English "to") and location (English "at" and "in"). Dative, locative and temporal case particle.

Questions about the particle "に" (ni), which acts as a postposition used to represent motion towards (English "to") and location (English "at" and "in").

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今までに vs. 今まで - what is the difference in meaning?

I recently used a following sentence in my homework: 今日までに　私は　二百まいしゃしんを　とりました。 Now, in my homework I actually used 今日まで, without に, and I got it corrected. What's the difference between 今日まで and 今日までに?
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お仕事に学校頑張って meaning

今日もお仕事に学校頑張って What is 「仕事に学校頑張って」meaning Is 仕事に学校 from 「仕事に学校へ行く」(Go to school to work) ?
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The usage of particle「に」：彼女に孫が一人いる。

I've seen sentences like 彼女に孫が一人いる。 彼に本当の友達がいない。 In a reference book (see the picture below, No.17), it says that the particle 「に」 is to introduce the "owner" of something or someone. But in the dictionary スーパー大辞林, I didn't find this meaning for…
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Can a noun with adverbial particle に be used to express "going somewhere with a purpose"?

I am familiar with the formula: 連用形+に+動の動詞　(行く、来る、帰る、戻る、出かける、出る) which means "moving somewhere with a purpose", where "moving" is a template for going, coming, returning, etc. E.g. 林さんは何をしに来たのですか。Why did Hayashi come? 本を借りに来たんです。He came to borrow a…
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Usage of　に、とき, ときに

Are these sentences correct? クリスマスにパソコンを買った。 クリスマスのときパソコンを買った。 クリスマスのときにパソコンを買った。 What is the difference when using に、とき, ときに?
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Usage of Particle に: 「試験に出る」

Why do we use particle に in the following sentences? 試合に勝つ・負ける。 試験に合格する・失敗する。 試験に出る。 In case of 「試験に出る。」 is it because of the explanation 「に」は入る場所を表す。?
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Could you explain why に is used with もらう?

I know we use に to indicate from whom we receive the favor/thing. I don't see any common sense for that. Naturally, I would use から instead because に expresses a direction "to/toward" not "from". => Could you explain to me the root…
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I’m confused about に particle

「雨にぬれる」 Why does it have to be used に in this phrase
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Meaning of に in this sentence

色白の肌に優しそうな目がほほ笑んでいる。 Her light complexion ?? kind looking eyes were smiling. Is this に simply 'in'? i.e. "Her kind looking eyes were smiling in her pale skin." That sounds a bit weird. My other thought was that it might be "due to" i.e. the fact…
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How do I tell if the に particle is indicating a target or a source?

I'm pretty confused about the に particle and I hope to receive some clarification. 1.彼は私に本をくれました。 2.私は母にしかられた。 In the first sentence, the に particle is used to indicate the target, which is 私. So I know the sentence means "He gave me the…
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Understanding に in ＡがＢに仕上がる

今回の二亜は、どちらかというと前者の要素多めの配合となりましたが、そのおかげか今まで『デート』にいなかったキャラに仕上がってくれたかと思います。なんだか妙に楽しく書けました。 I know 仕上がる means 完成する and is an intransitive verb. So what would be the function of the bold に? Mark the result of some change, like 「〜になる」「〜に変わる」; Means…
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Does this に particle affect the whole phrase?

I am confused about this sentence I found. しかし彼が悪いヤツにはどうしても思えないのだ。 My take would be that に is used for an adverbial construction similar to "疑問に思う". So would "悪いヤツに思う" mean having a "bad-guy" feeling? Referring to this question asked before, you…
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Why can に be put after a verb's plain form?

I just noticed this line in the System Preferences app on OS X: It says 変更するにはカギをクリックします。 Click the lock to make changes Here, に is put after a verb's plain form. I have never seen this kind of usage before. As far as I know, に is a 格助詞. And 格助詞…
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Why my book uses に in this sentence?

私に聞こえるように大きい声で話してください Couldn't it have simply been something like: 私が聞けるように大きい声で話してください ?
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How does かわいそうに work?

かわいそうに思いました Is this an exception or an expression. This basically means「かわいそうだと思いました」right? Normally with に it would be an adverb, but in this situation it's what he thinks. Can someone explain how that form works?
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