particle N2 common casualpolitewritten
〜分 — the portion/amount of ~
〜分 ・ ぶん
Meaning
- the portion / share / amount of ~ — the quantity that corresponds to a stated thing; その分 'that much / correspondingly'
Key sentence
食べた分だけお金を払う。
You pay only for the portion you ate.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun, or plain verb/adjective clause | N + 分 / V(plain) + 分 | 三人分 / 働いた分 |
Examples
二人分の料理を注文した。
I ordered food for two people.
急いだ分、早く着いた。
We arrived early, in proportion to how much we hurried.
休んだ分は後で取り戻す。
I'll make up later for the amount I rested.
Easily confused with
Notes
- その分 works as a set connector meaning 'and correspondingly / to make up for it': 給料は安いが、その分楽だ ('the pay is low, but the work is easy to match').
See 〜分 in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜分 the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar. Editorial confidence: medium.