JLPT N5 grammar · Core Particles & Actions

~を: meaning, usage and examples

~を means: (object marker particle).

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Examples

1. コーヒーを飲のみます。

   I drink coffee.

2. 毎日まいにち、勉強べんきょうをします。

   I study every day.

3. 毎朝まいあさ新聞しんぶんを読よみます。

   I read the newspaper every morning.

4. 公園こうえんを散歩さんぽします。

   I take a walk in the park.

When to use it

を marks the direct object of a transitive verb: the thing that receives the action.

Nuance

を also marks the path through which movement occurs: 公園こうえんを歩あるく (walk through the park).

Compare

が marks subject; は marks topic; を marks object. All three can appear in one sentence.

Tip: を is only used with transitive verbs. Intransitive verbs never take を objects.

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