5.II.3 目的: Vるのに.Nに [in order to do V; for N]

このナイフはチーズを切るのに便利です。

This knife is convenient for cutting cheese.

這把刀很方便切奶酪。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
この	kono	modifiers	this
ナイフ	naifu	subject	knife
は	wa	particles	topic marker
チーズ	chi-zu	modifiers	cheese
を	wo	particles	direct object marker
切る	kiru	verb conjugations	to cut
のに	noni	particles	although, in order to
便利です	benri-desu	predicate	is convenient

An electronic dictionary is useful for looking up various things.

電子詞典對於查找各種訊息非常有用。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
電子辞書	denshi-jisho	subject	electronic dictionary
は	wa	particles	topic marker
いろいろなことを	iroiro-na-koto-wo	modifiers	various things
調べるのに	shiraberu-noni	modifiers	to search
役に立ちます	yakunitachi-masu	predicate	is useful

You need a visa to travel to that country.

那個國家旅行需要簽證。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
あの国	ano-kuni	subject	that country
を	o	particles	object marker
旅行するのに	ryoko—suru-noni	modifiers	to travel
は	wa	particles	topic marker
ビザ	biza	subject	visa
が	ga	particles	subject marker
必要です	hitsuyo—desu	predicate	is necessary

It takes one hour to go from here to the airport.

從這裡到機場需要1小時。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
ここから	koko-kara	modifiers	from here
空港へ	ku-ko—e	modifiers	to the airport
行くのに	iku-no-ni	modifiers	to go
は	wa	particles	topic marker
1時間	ichi jikan	subject	1 hour
かかります	kakari-masu	predicate	takes

I always use a bike for shopping.

我通常使用腳踏車去購物。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたし	watashi	subject	I
は	wa	particles	topic marker
買い物に	kaimono-ni	modifiers	for shopping
いつも	itsumo	modifiers	always
バイクを	baiku-wo	modifiers	by bike
使っています	tsuka-t-te-i-masu	predicate	use

Taking this bus is convenient to go to Tokyo Station.

去東京車站坐這輛巴士很方便。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
東京駅へ	to-kyo—eki-e	modifiers	to Tokyo Station
行く	iku	predicate	go
には	ni wa	particles	to (indicates destination)
このバスが	kono-basu-ga	subject	this bus is
便利です	benri-desu	predicate	convenient