〜で（材料）
〜で（材料） means with/from (material). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. This marks the material used to make something. It is often used when the material is still visible or easy to recognize in the finished item.
Japanese sources describe it as 「材料を表す「で」」.
〜で（材料） examples
紙で花を作ります。
I make a flower with paper.
木で机を作りました。
I made a desk from wood.
〜で（材料） exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
紙（ ）箱を作ります。
- で ✓
- に
- へ
- を
I make a box with paper.
木（ ）いすを作りました。
- を
- で ✓
- が
- と
I made a chair from wood.
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