ばしょで V (basho de V) — do an action at a place
The place where an action happens.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
To say where an action is done, put で after the place: コンビニではたらきます (I work at a convenience store), いえでごはんを食べます (I eat at home).
Versus what you know
- Nepali uses "मा" for both, but Japanese has two place markers and the verb decides.
- For active doings — eating, studying, working, playing — use [place] + で.
- For verbs that only mean "to be there", あります／います, use [place] + に (Lesson 10): 部屋に猫がいます (There is a cat in the room).
- Ask yourself: "Is some action happening here?" If yes, で.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
コンビニではたらきます。
konbini de hatarakimasu.
I work at a convenience store.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The place コンビニ ──> はたらきます = an action verb (to work) ➔ [ + で ✅ ] ──> コンビニで ──> [ + はたらきます ] ──> コンビニではたらきます.
学校でにほんごをべんきょうします。
がっこうでにほんごをべんきょうします。
I study Japanese at school.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The place 学校 ──> べんきょうします = an action ➔ [ + で ✅ ] ──> 学校で ──> [ + にほんごをべんきょうします ] ──> I study Japanese at school.
いえでごはんを食べます。
いえでごはんをたべます。
I eat a meal at home.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The place いえ (home) ──> 食べます = an action ➔ [ + で ✅ ] ──> いえで ──> [ + ごはんを食べます ] ──> いえでごはんを食べます.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
Fill the blank: コンビニ＿はたらきます (work at a convenience store).
💡 Hint: Where the action happens.
で marks where the action takes place.
"I eat a meal at home" — which is correct?
💡 Hint: Place + で + verb.
The eating happens at home, so いえで.
Which particle marks where an action happens?
💡 Hint: に = where it is, で = where it happens.
で is used for the location of an action.
Your score: /3