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I always thought only 他の existed, but my teacher uses 他に a lot. Are there
differences between when each can be used?

Here are two examples of each from my online dictionary:

> だれかほかの人に聞いてごらん (Ask somebody else for help)
>
> ほかに行きたい人はいますか (Is there anyone else who wants to go?)

In both of these examples, I feel like ほか is describing 人, so why are
different particles used?
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When to use 他【ほか】の or 他【ほか】に
One way is to look at them as exclusive (ほかの) and inclusive (ほかに).

>   1. だれか **ほかの** 人に聞いてごらん  
>  Ask **somebody else** _[someone other than me/someone other than this
> person]_ for help.
>
>   2. **ほかに** 行きたい人はいますか  
>  [ **In addition** to who already wants to go] is there anyone else who
> wants to go?
>
>

Notice that you can use "besides" in both sentences:  
`1. Ask someone besides me.`  
`2. Besides those who already want to, anyone else want to go?`

Just keep in mind that ほかの excludes what it's attached to (1. ひと), and ほかに
includes it (2. 行きたい人).

With that in mind, when each can be used should depend mostly on what you wish
to say. I am sure there are specific rules for how they can be attached to
words, but I don't know them.
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