[Serie: All About Japanese Particles]

*1. Usually used at the end of a sentence, indicating resentment or complaint.

お知らせ下されば、病院へお見舞いに参りましたものを。。。
Oshirase kudasareba, byōin e omimai ni mairimashita mono o.
If only you had told me, I would have come to see you at the hospital.

私にできることでしたら、お手伝いしましたものを。。。
Watashi ni dekiru koto deshitara, otetsudai shimashita mono o …
If there had been something I could have done, I would have helped out.

– Source: All about particles – A handbook of Japanese function words –

Introduction

In this book, I propose to clarify the functions of a considerable number of particles, to describe their various usages, and, most important, to exemplify each and every usage with sample sentences. Only in this way through context can the student truly come to grips with the Japanese particle. Difficulty level:

All About Japanese Particles: に (ni) – 2

All About Japanese Particles: ものか (mono ka)

All About Japanese Particles: ぞ (zo)

All About Japanese Particles: ぜ (ze)

All About Japanese Particles: もの (mono)

All About Japanese Particles: い (-i)