~で (location of action)

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The particle で marks the location, setting, or arena where an action takes place — 学校で勉強する ('study at school'), 公園で遊ぶ ('play in the park'), レストランで食べる ('eat at a restaurant'), 試合で勝つ ('win at the match'), 会議で発言する ('speak at the meeting'), 会社で働く ('work at the company'). Contrasts with に (static location of existence: 学校にいる 'be at school') and を (path of motion: 公園を歩く 'walk through the park').

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