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1 A Dictionary of Japanese Particles
2 How to Tell the Difference Between Japanese Particles
Any suggestion from someone having these to will be great?
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I don't know about the other one, but A Dictionary of Japanese Particles is really good. It covers beginner stuff, but also grammar up to around JLPT N2 level, so it really grows with your skill level.
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Another book on particles that you might consider is Japanese Particle Workbook. It's mostly a collection of exercises on particles - hundreds of them! - so it's a bit different from those. I found it really helpful.
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I wasn't a big fan of How to Tell the Difference Between Japanese Particles, and I ended up selling it back to amazon soon after I bought it. I know it's not listed in your choices, but IMO you'll find some of the best explanations and examples in The Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.
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I haven't used A Dictionary of Japanese Particles so I can't say how it compares to How to Tell the Difference Between Japanese Particles, but I've skimmed through the latter book before and it explains each particle with about a paragraph of text then provides a few examples demonstrating them in use. There's then a quiz section where you can practice. Seems okay to me, but not great. I haven't personally used it much and when I needed to look something up, I found it to be a chore to use.
If you're just looking for a handy reference, I found All About Particles: A Handbook of Japanese Function Words quite useful. I found it fairly easy to browse and its explanations and example sentences were easy to follow. It doesn't come with any exercises, however.
Also, I second fzort on the Japanese Particle Workbook. It doesn't explain each particle very thoroughly, but it provides lots of example sentences and exercises. I've found it quite helpful as a compliment to the Kanzen Master books.
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Another vote for All About Japanese Particles. The clearest explanations, cleanest layout, best fonts, easy to reference. Also, the cheapest if buying new. (I have all three.)
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Well, so than I'll probably will pick a A Handbook of Japanese Function Words.....
And not to open another tread did some of you see a book for the functional and verbs sufixes with explanation for usage like all of these ....
〜んです
〜そうです
〜かもしれません
〜たら
〜といい
〜てみる
〜って
〜なくてもいい
〜みたいです
〜ながら
and so on....