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[N (tool/means)で V]
The particle で indicates a method or a mean used for an action.
(Example)
はしで 食べます。 I eat with chopsticks.
日本語で レポートを 書きます。 I write a report in Japanese.
*はし: chopsticks
*書きます: write
“Word/Sentence”は ~語(ご)で 何ですか
This question is used to ask how to say a word or a sentence in other languages.
(Example)
「ありがとう」は 英語(えいご)で 何ですか。 —「Thank you」です。
What’s “ありがとう” in English? —It’s “Thank you.”
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