202 CHAPTER 4. PARTICLESdid it ourselves for whatever reason. In contrast, the line with says
that at the time of doing this job, there was just me, and no one else.”(I)’ve only met that person once, (I) haven’t been with them since.”Here is used to indicate that the event of meeting this person
was a singular event.
The difference between using , and is mainly a col-
loquial one, related to ’what sounds good’. In colloquially relaxed speech,
will work beĴer than , and if one wants to put extra emphasis on
the ”singling out”, works beĴer than. It is mostly a question of
hearing it often enough to develop a feel for which is best in which seĴing.
- Equal distribution
This particle is used to indicate some equal distribution of something, over
something else. For instance ”These oranges are 80 yen a piece” or ”Every
pair will share 1 book”. In the first line, there’s an equal distribution of
price over every orange:”Oranges are 80 yen a piece.”
literally: ”Oranges are per one (being the same for each), 80 yen.”In the second line, there is an equal distribution of how many items
are distributed over a certain number of people, using ... ... :”Each pair will [have to) share one book.”
literally: ”As for the books, to two people, one book (to each group
of two) will be shared”- Emphatic, appropriating
This particle can be considered similar in function to , except instead of
just likening two things to each other, can also ”shift” the properties