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How to Say ‘I went to Kamakura on Saturday.’ in Japanese

土曜日に鎌倉へ行きました。

doyoubi ni kamakura e iki mashi ta

[doh-yoh-bee nee kah-mah-KOO-rah eh ee-KEE mah-shee tah]

🇯🇵 In Japan: Kamakura, an hour from Tokyo, is a classic day-trip spot, so naming it gives coworkers an easy follow-up to chat about.

Phrase Breakdown

土曜日に

doyoubi ni

On Saturday

土曜日 (doyoubi) means 'Saturday'. The particle に marks the time. Hold the long 'oo' in doyou.

Example

土曜日に映画を見ます。

I'll watch a movie on Saturday.

Words in this phrase

土曜日

doyoubi

[doh-yoh-bee]

Saturday

The day Saturday.

Example

土曜日のチケットはありますか。

Do you have tickets for Saturday?

に

[nee]

on (time)

Particle marking a specific time when something happens.

Example

日曜日に会います。

I'll meet on Sunday.

鎌倉へ

kamakura e

To Kamakura

This is the place name plus the direction particle へ, which is read 'e'.

Example

鎌倉へ電車で行きます。

I go to Kamakura by train.

Words in this phrase

鎌倉

kamakura

[kah-mah-KOO-rah]

Kamakura

A seaside city south of Tokyo, famous for its giant Buddha statue and temples.

Example

鎌倉で大仏を見ました。

I saw the Great Buddha in Kamakura.

へ

[eh]

to; toward

Direction/target particle. 旗へ = “toward the flag.”

Example

旗への攻撃の意味が重すぎる。

The meaning of an attack on the flag is too serious.

行きました。

iki mashi ta

Went.

This is the polite past of 'to go' and closes the sentence.

Example

友達と行きました。

I went with a friend.

Words in this phrase

行き

iki

[ee-KEE]

go (stem)

Stem form of 行く 'to go', used before ます.

Example

店に行きます。

I go to the restaurant.

まし

mashi

[mah-shee]

polite past stem

Part of the polite past ending in a verb phrase.

Example

昨日は多くのことを学びました。

I learned many things yesterday.

た

[tah]

past tense ending

This ending completes the polite past tense form.

Example

空席がございました。

There were vacant seats.

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