を: object particle is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Marks the direct object of an action verb. Structure: [Nom] を [Verbe]. This page explains the construction, gives Japanese examples with furigana readings, and links to related grammar points at this level.
を: object particle
Structure
[Nom] を [Verbe]
Explanation
を (pronounced “o”) marks the direct object: the thing the action is done to. It comes right before the verb, with transitive verbs like 食べる (eat) and 見る (watch).
Examples
まいあさ パンを 食べます。
I eat bread every morning.
テレビを 見ます。
I watch television.
Quiz preview
あさ パン＿＿食べます。
- を ✓
- は
- に
- で
を marks the direct object of a verb: you eat bread.
まいばん テレビ＿＿ 見ます。
- を ✓
- に
- へ
- で
を marks the direct object of the verb: “watch TV”.
More N5 grammar points
は: topic particleの: possessive / linking particleに: time / destination particleが: subject particleで: place of action / means〜たい: wanting to do〜てください: please do…あります / います: existence〜ましょう: let'sも (“also / too”)と (“and / with”)へ: direction particleか: question particleこれ・それ・あれ: this / that〜ないでください: please don't〜がすきです: to likeAのほうがBより: comparison