trying to think about what part of the sentence is attached to what... i think


This question has probably been asked to death, but better to ask than not to.

I'm currently using "Basic Kanji Book 1" and this is one of the sentences in
it. I can work out the meaning, but not intuitively and visually.

e.g. If I say 'as the water flows from the top to the bottom', I can visualize
and interpret the meaning as the sentence is spoken..

水は高いところから低いところへながれる

water, high と here from, と low here flows

Is it simply a lack of understanding of the と particle itself?

I think this step is kinda important as it may effect how I interpret and
continue to learn in the future.

Thanks for your time.




> 「水{みず}は高{たか}いところから低{ひく}いところへながれる。」

There is no particle と used in this sentence, I am afraid to say.

「ところ」 is one word meaning "place". It is not 「と + ころ」 as you seem to have
analyzed it.

> "Water flows from a high place to a low place."

is the literal translation of the sentence.




> 「水{みず}は高{たか}いところから低{ひく}いところへながれる。」

There is no particle と used in this sentence, I am afraid to say.

「ところ」 is one word meaning "place". It is not 「と + ころ」 as you seem to have
analyzed it.

> "Water flows from a high place to a low place."

is the literal translation of the sentence.

