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N5

Object Marker を

Learn how を marks the direct object, the thing an action happens to, and read object-plus-verb chunks smoothly.

Recognize を as the direct object marker.Read object + を + verb patterns smoothly.Remember that を is usually pronounced o in normal speech.
Guided study

What gets acted on

The particle を marks the direct object, the thing the action happens to. In beginner sentences, the object usually comes before を and the verb comes near the end.

ほんをよみます。

I read a book.

みずをのみます。

I drink water.

パンをたべます。

I eat bread.

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