Say what you're acting on

It marks the noun that the verb acts on.

JLPTN5

Noun + を + Verb~ o + verb

mark what a verb acts on

Example Sentences

あさごはん朝ごはんbreakfast をたべる食べるeat よ

I'm going to eat breakfast!

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みず水water をのむ飲む？drink

Want to drink water?

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Place を right after the noun that receives the action to show it is the direct object. The particle is written with the kana を but pronounced o. The verb normally comes at the end, after the marked object.

Tips and Common Traps

Hana· Key point

を is the spotlight particle — it shines a light on whatever you're eating, reading, or doing. Verbs that act on something take one.

Maru· Common trap

を marks the direct object — the thing the verb acts on — never the subject. Swap it for が or に and the sentence says something else entirely.

Build the Sentence

JLPT N5

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Drink water

Arrange the words in the correct Japanese order:

を

object · said "o"

みず水

water

のむ飲む

drink

[verb stem] + ます noun + が (subject) vs noun + は (topic)は・が・を・の・も