Japanese I/Vocabulary/Case Markers

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These are to be placed after a word to indicate case.

wa（は） - topic marker
ga（が） - subject
(w)o（を） - direct object
mo（も） - "also" (substitutes for wa, ga, or wo)
no（の） - possessive (reverse "of"), question mark (plain)
na（な） - marks an adjective
de（で） - "by means of", "in"/"at" for actions
ni（に） - indirect object, "in"/"at" for existence
to（と） - "and", object of "say" or "think"
ya（や） - "and" for a list
(h)e（へ） - destination "to"
ka（か） - question mark (polite)

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