Noun particleA noun particle is any morpheme that denotes or marks the presence of a noun.[1] They are a common feature of languages such as Japanese and Korean. Korean particlesKorean noun particles are postpositional, following the word they mark, as opposed to prepositions which precede the marked word. Korean noun particles include the subject particle i/ga (이/가), the object-marking particle eul/reul (을/를), and the topic-marking particle eun/neun (은/는), all of which show allomorphy.[2] Japanese particlesLike Korean, Japanese noun particles follow the noun being marked, and can serve any of several functions in a given sentence. 1: 昨日 Kinō スーパー sūpā へ e 行きました。 ikimashita. Yesterday, I went to the supermarket. In this example, "e" is the noun particle for "sūpā" ("supermarket"). This particular noun particle denotes direction towards a place, being "supermarket." 2: 昼ごはん Hirugohan は wa 私 watashi が ga ピザ piza を o 食べた。 tabeta. I ate pizza for lunch. lit. As for lunch, I ate pizza. The three noun particles ("wa," "ga," and "o") all serve different functions:
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