noun
今日
きょう
today
Dictionary form: 今日
Indicates the time when the speaker is in Yokohama.
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Chapter 2 of 125
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This chapter introduces a simple sentence where the speaker states that they have come to Yokohama today.
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proper noun
横浜
よこはま
Yokohama (city name)
Dictionary form: 横浜
The place where the speaker has come.
verb
来ました
きました
came (polite past form)
Dictionary form: 来る
Expresses the action of coming to Yokohama.
Grammar
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〜は
Topic particle wa
Marks what the sentence is about or sets up a contrast.
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今日は
The particle は marks 今日 (today) as the topic of the sentence.
〜に
Particle ni
Marks a destination, point in time, recipient, or location of existence.
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横浜に
The particle に marks 横浜 as the destination where the speaker came.
〜た／〜ました
Past tense
Expresses an action or state completed in the past.
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来ました
The verb 来る is in polite past form 来ました, indicating the action of coming happened in the past.
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今日は、横浜に来ました。
English translation
I'm here in Yokohama today.
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