~に (recipient)

grammar

71 sentences

The particle ~に marking the recipient, addressee, or indirect object of an action — the person or entity to whom something is given, told, shown, sent, asked, written, or who otherwise receives the action of a ditransitive verb. 彼女にあげる ('give to her'), 彼に教える ('teach him'), 友達に手紙を書く ('write a letter to a friend'), 先生に質問する / 先生に聞く ('ask the teacher'), 友達に頼む ('ask a friend'), 母に言う ('tell mother'). The thing transferred takes を; the recipient takes に.

71 sentences

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I've caused him trouble.

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I gave my mother carnations for Mother's Day.

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She passed away, leaving her son a large sum of money.

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Out of charity, she gave the Gypsies clothes.

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She confided a secret to us.

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She played a prank on my younger sister.

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She gave me the wrong address on purpose.

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She told me about it in strict confidence.

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She kissed the crying boy and soothed him.

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She's prickly, so it's hard for us to get along with her.

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She drilled the basics of English grammar into her students thoroughly.

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She showed me a photo of her mother from her school days.

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She's knitting a sweater for her boyfriend.

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She knelt down and offered up a prayer to God.

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She put a blanket over the child sleeping on the sofa.

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She let the secret slip to her friend.

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She didn't tell me about the accident.

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She taught the child never to play with matches.

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She forced the work onto me.

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She couldn't think of what to give the kids for Christmas.

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She gave him her consent to marry.

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She tried to talk him out of joining the project.

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I asked her to send me the book.

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The priest gave me his blessing.

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I taught the dog to beg.

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Please make me a milkshake.

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Mother bought her a beautiful doll.

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Mother made us cheese sandwiches for lunch.

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She writes to her son from time to time.

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She waved at us.