in, at, on, regarding

Intermediate

20-25 min

common

Expert Reviewed

Explanation

Formal expression for location, time, or situation.

[Noun] + において/における + [Noun]

会議は東京において行われる。

Kaigi wa Toukyou ni oite okonawareru.

The meeting will be held in Tokyo.

日本における英語教育について話す。

Nihon ni okeru eigo kyouiku ni tsuite hanasu.

I will talk about English education in Japan.

において at end of phrase, における before nouns.

～に関して/関する

regarding, concerning, about

～に対して

towards, against, in contrast to

～ために (tame ni)

in order to ~, for the purpose of ~

～のに (noni)

although ~, despite ~, even though ~

～にもかかわらず

despite ~, in spite of ~

～ようになる

come to ~, become able to ~, reach the point where ~

Very formal, used in academic and official writing.

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Japanese Language Education Specialists

Last updated: Jan 2

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