🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
に : ni | define meaning
ni
Pronunciation: [ni]
Definition
Particle
- Particle that marks the dative case. In other words, indicates the recipient or beneficiary of an action. To.
- っやーにとぅーいん【っやーに問いん】
qyaa ni tuuin
"(We will) ask you" - っやーにういん【っやーに売いん】
qyaa ni uin
"(I will) sell it to you"
- っやーにとぅーいん【っやーに問いん】
- Marks the locative case. In other words, indicates the location where an action occurs. In; at; on.
- みじにちきーん【水に漬きーん】
miji ni chikiin
"To soak in water" - かやふちにしまとーん【茅葺に住まとーん】
kayafuchi ni shimatoon
"To live in a thatch-roof [house]" - たたんにいぃーん【畳にいぃーん】
tatan ni yiin
"To sit on a tatami floor"
- みじにちきーん【水に漬きーん】
- Marks the direction of an action. To; towards; into.
- むとぅにけーいん【元に返いん】
mutu ni keein
"To go back to the beginning"
- むとぅにけーいん【元に返いん】
- Turns a noun into an adverb.
- みだりにちかいん【乱りに使いん】
midari ni chikain
"To use recklessly" - じゅんぷーにはいん【順風にはいん】
junpuu ni hain
"To sail with the wind" - いしぇーにとぅーいん【委細に問いん】
ishee ni tuuin
"To inquire in detail"
- みだりにちかいん【乱りに使いん】
- Marks the agent in a passive sentence.
- Marks the time at which something occurs.
Notes
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | に |
| Romanization | ni |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ni] |
意味：（助詞）に
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, October 11). に : ni | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9267/ni/.