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1 giめ: ‘by means of’ (= instrument)
You have learned the particle め is used to indicate the location of action. Here, you learn a different use of め; to mark a means, instrument or a tool. In the following examples, NP め is the same as giオ使ぽむ ‘using NP’.
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名前らップッムめ書ぞむどぺはぞ〜
Please write your name in katakana.
今日ら\大額をプデハ【め来ぱべ〜
Today, I came to the university by taxi.
メ【Α【デを れねだでめ行でぱべづ〜ユパめ行でぱべづ〜
Did you go to New York by plane or by bus?
電車めゾタパ...ユ【バメズを行でび〜
I will go to West Virginia by train.
ぶカゐ 日本語めつょてぞぱび〜
Please use Japanese for all of it.
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When the action is beneficial to the listener, this pattern can also be used in the sense of “I will do the action for you” as in the following.
3. 中国≧ほだのど∞よパΒゼオ見ふぱだ〜
Let’s show some slides about China./I will show you some slides about China.
4. 可づ買ぽむ来ぱだ〜
I will go buy something (and be back).
Verb stem + ぱだ: ‘let us do some action’, ‘I will do some action for you’ This pattern means that the speaker invites the listener to join in an imminent action.
1. ねよΕパΒΜめ食んぱだ〜 Let’s eat at this restaurant. 2. 今日ら 瑛雅オ見ぱだ〜 Let’s watch a movie today.
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