で (With)
With, By (using)
JLPT N5
Pattern
Noun + で
How it works
で marks the means or tool used to do something: transport (バスで), tools (はしで), language (日本語で), or source (テレビで知る).
Examples
- はしで 食べます。I eat with chopsticks.
- 会社へは 何で 行って いますか。How do you get to work?
- 作りかたを ざっしで 読みました。I read how to make it in a magazine.
Related grammar
Further reading
Bunpro N5 · Lesson 5Put your practice together
Work through a complete paper at your own pace or choose a timed mock exam. No account is needed to begin.