direct object marker

Beginner

10-15 min

very common

Expert Reviewed

Explanation

Marks the direct object of a transitive verb - the thing being acted upon.

[Object] + を + [Transitive Verb]

りんごを食べます。

Ringo wo tabemasu.

I eat an apple.

本を読みました。

Hon wo yomimashita.

I read a book.

を is pronounced "o" not "wo". Only use with transitive verbs.

に (ni)

direction, time, indirect object marker

です/だ

to be (copula)

は (wa)

topic marker

が (ga)

subject marker

に (ni)

direction, time, indirect object marker

Make sentences about your daily routine: "朝ごはんを食べます" (I eat breakfast), "コーヒーを飲みます" (I drink coffee).

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Last updated: Jan 15

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