-て form help!

[Lacota]

So I have started on conjugations, beginning with -て form. I wondered if I could have some assistance.

右へ曲がってください。
花やのまえで止めてください。

Is my grammar here OK? Particularly the particles.

 

[mdchachi]

Looks nearly perfect to me. Although I think you would use に instead of で in the second one. This verb and matching particle has always confused me.

 

[SomeCallMeChris]

Hm, I'm not too sure but I think either particle is acceptable, at least Eijiro lists many similar sentences using either particle.

の前 止の英訳｜英辞郎 on the WEB：アルク

I believe it depends on whether the flower shop is the destination or just a landmark. If it's your destination then it's に, and if it's just a convenient point for you to pause and read the map then it's で.
At least I learned that distinction for some cases, I'm not completely certain it applies here.

 

[Lacota]

Thanks kindly both of you .

 

[mdchachi]

Related thread:
Utterly Lost | Japan Forum

 

[Nebulahime14]

If it helps you any to do this, think of で as "by means of" and that it determines how or with what you did something, not the location. I think に is considered the location particle because it tells you where something happened.
Other than that, your sentences and conjugations are fine ^-^

 

[Lacota]

Related thread:
Utterly Lost | Japan Forum

Thanks for the link!

If it helps you any to do this, think of で as "by means of" and that it determines how or with what you did something, not the location. I think に is considered the location particle because it tells you where something happened.
Other than that, your sentences and conjugations are fine ^-^

Thanks for the input. Most appreciated.

 

[Toritoribe]

You can also say 右に曲がってください。 for #1.

If it helps you any to do this, think of で as "by means of" and that it determines how or with what you did something, not the location. I think に is considered the location particle because it tells you where something happened.

Not really. "By means of" is just one of functions of で. で indicates the location where something happened/the location of action. Indeed に is a location particle, but it's for the location of existence mostly with いる/ある.

 

[Lacota]

Thanks, Toritoribe.