に Particle: Modes of Transportation・Indicating the Purpose of An Action

Introduction

Here it is! Lesson number 二に about the particle に!
In the first に lesson, you learned how to use this particle when it came to indicating locations, but it’s time to spread your wings a little and master more of its uses. By the end of this lesson, you’ll know how to indicate a mode of transportation and/or a purpose.

That’s Your Train! Get On!

This usage is going to be not-so-intuitive for English speakers but please bear with me for just a short while!

Do you remember the final usage I taught you in our previous に particle lesson? This particle can show where something is put, like hanging a poster on the wall. That’s pretty much the same idea we’re going to apply for this one!