The Japanese Particle を

The Japanese Particle を

 

The particle を is an object marker. It follows the direct object in a sentence. A direct object is an object, either animate or inanimate objects, on which the verb is acting, or it directly receives the action of the verb. We can use the question ‘who or what’ to find the direct object in a sentence.

The particle を is read as ‘o’ even though it is spelled as ‘wo’. It is the same as reading the particle は. When use as a particle, は is read as ‘wa’.

The sentence structure of a Japanese sentence is ‘Subject-Object-Verb’, where the particle を comes after the Object. Most of the time subject is omitted in a sentence.

 

Now, let’s check some examples:

Object + を + Verb:

パンをたべます。
(パンを食べます。)
(Pan wo tabemasu.)
I eat bread.

テレビをみています。
(テレビを見ています。)
(Terebi wo miteimasu.)
I am watching TV.

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Subject + は + Object + を + Verb:

 
わたしはてがみをかきます。
(私は手紙を書きます。)
(Watashi ha tegami wo kakimasu.)
I will write a letter.

かれはにほんごをべんきょうしています。
(彼は日本語を勉強しています。)
(Kare ha nihongo wo benkyou shiteimasu.)
He is studying Japanese.

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Examples for an indirect object:

あなたはだれにてがみをわたしましたか。
(あなたは誰に手紙を渡しましたか。)  
(Anata ha dare ni tegami wo watashimashita ka.)
Who did you give the letter to?
(To whom did you give the letter?)

ユキさんはひるはんにハムとたまごをたべますか。
(ユキさんは昼半にハムと卵を食べますか。)
(Yukisan ha hiruhan ni hamu to tamago wo tabemasu ka.)
Do you eat ham and eggs at noon, Ms. Yuki?
 

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