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Grammar detail: には, では, とは
には, では, とは - emphasis
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Particles such as に, で and と can be combined with the topic marker は to add additional emphasis.
For example, consider the following two sentences:
The sentences are identical apart from the addition of the topic marker は after the に. The first sentence represents a simple statement of fact - the に acts as the location marker, and tells us there are books in that location (the library).
In the second sentence, the は marks the library as the topic, and by emphasizing the fact that the library is where the books are, it emphasizes the location of the books - there are books in the library. This introduces a subtle implied comparison, which could mean slightly different things depending on the context - the books are in the library as opposed to the books being elsewhere; or, there are books in the library but there are no books elsewhere.
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- https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/1096/what-is-the-difference-between-に-and-には ⇗
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