〜で（手段）
〜で（手段） means by; with; using (means). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. `で` shows the means or tool used to do an action. It can follow nouns for transportation, tools, languages, and similar means.
Japanese sources describe it as 「手段を表す「で」」.
〜で（手段） examples
バスで学校へ行きます。
I go to school by bus.
はしでご飯を食べます。
I eat rice with chopsticks.
〜で（手段） exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
バス（ ）駅へ行きます。
- に
- で ✓
- を
- が
I go to the station by bus.
ペン（ ）名前を書きます。
- で ✓
- を
- に
- へ
I write my name with a pen.
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