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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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As with English, which participle you use where and when can have a significant impact on the meaning of the sentence. For example, in English saying, "I eat fish" is fairly straightforward.  However, translating that directly into Japanese would give you "watashi sakana taberu" (I fish eat). As it stands, it has no real meaning and needs particles to be added to give it meaning. However, which particle you add can drastically change the meaning of the sentence. Examples are below, with the participle added in '''bold''':
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As with English, which particle you use where and when can have a significant impact on the meaning of the sentence. For example, in English saying, "I eat fish" is fairly straightforward.  However, translating that directly into Japanese would give you "watashi sakana taberu" (I fish eat). As it stands, it has no real meaning and needs particles to be added to give it meaning. However, which particle you add can drastically change the meaning of the sentence. Examples are below, with the participle added in '''bold''':
    
* watashi '''wa''' sakana '''o''' taberu (I eat fish) - the original meaning), but
 
* watashi '''wa''' sakana '''o''' taberu (I eat fish) - the original meaning), but
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