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kirakira (Offline)
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03-23-2009, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by packetpirate View Post
How am I using DE wrong? The book explains that it is used to explain where something happened. Is it wrong?
You can't use DE as an indication of destination with words that expresses movement like 行くand 来る.

In this context (and this context ONLY), DE means "at" and NI is similar to "to" in English.

学校で勉強します。 I study AT school.
学校に行きます。 I will go TO school.
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