の方へ
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- 3 Jan 2012
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方 points to ''direction''
の方へ: to where...
の方へ: to where...
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- #3
Then what is the の方へ doing to the 遊びに行った?
- 3 Jan 2012
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I think they don't have any relation
The monkey from the mountain went to play at the village...
or something like that
The monkey from the mountain went to play at the village...
or something like that
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I see. Thank you. So basically の方へ means the direction of something. For example 駅から家の方へ歩きました。- From the station I walked in the direction the house. One final point of clarification, is it okay to switch out へ with に in the の方へ?
- 3 Jan 2012
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方 have many uses.
に is more ambigious than へ. If 方 followed by へ, I can safely say it means direction.
You should wait for someone more knowledge to explain your question.
に is more ambigious than へ. If 方 followed by へ, I can safely say it means direction.
You should wait for someone more knowledge to explain your question.
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Thank you. I appreciate all the help.
- 22 Feb 2008
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へ indicates the destination of 遊びに行った.
方 has a nuance that the direction is vague, thus, unlike 里へ , 里の方へ loosely refers to the direction to 里.
方 has a nuance that the direction is vague, thus, unlike 里へ , 里の方へ loosely refers to the direction to 里.
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I see, if I may ask is it okay to switch out へ with に in the の方へ? Also is it okay to use any verb with の方へ? For example 駅から家の方へ歩きました。- From the station I walked in the direction the house, or 家の方へ玉を投げて下さい。- Please, throw the ball towards the house?
- 22 Feb 2008
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Yes and yes. へ can be replaced with に in almost all cases, and の方 can be applied to almost all direction.
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Thank you. That cleared it up for me.
