に

How to form it

• Put に after the person who receives something or is the target of the action: 友達(ともだち)にプレゼントをあげた (I gave my friend a present).
• Verbs that take it include あげる (give), 送(おく)る (send), 教(おし)える (teach), 見(み)せる (show), 電話(でんわ)する (phone), 聞(き)く (ask) and 会(あ)う (meet).
• With もらう (receive) and 習(なら)う (learn), に marks the person you get it from: 友達(ともだち)にもらった (I got it from a friend).

Examples

Notes

• With もらう and 習(なら)う, から works as well: 先生(せんせい)から習(なら)った.

Common mistakes

• Using を with 会(あ)う. Say 友達(ともだち)に会(あ)う (meet a friend).

Same form, different meaning

• にdestination

  The same に after a place marks where you go.