Explanation
を (pronounced "o") marks the direct object — the thing the action is done to.
Structure: [Object] を [Verb]
Formation: Attach を directly after a noun to mark the direct object of a transitive verb. It is written を but pronounced o.
Usage & nuance: を marks what an action is done to, as in ご飯を食べる. It also marks the space that movement passes through or leaves, as in 公園を散歩する (walk through the park), 空を飛ぶ (fly through the sky), and 家を出る (leave the house). Use を only with transitive verbs; intransitive verbs take が instead.
Compare: を vs が. ドアを開ける (I open the door) uses を because you act on the door, while ドアが開く (the door opens) uses が because the door acts on its own.
हिंदी में समझें
を (उच्चारण "ओ") क्रिया के कर्म (direct object) को चिह्नित करता है — जिस चीज़ पर क्रिया की जाती है।
उदाहरण: ごはん を たべます = "खाना खाता हूँ।"
Examples
- ごはんをたべます。 (Gohan o tabemasu.)
हिंदी: खाना खाता हूँ।
English: I eat a meal. - みずをのみます。 (Mizu o nomimasu.)
हिंदी: पानी पीता हूँ।
English: I drink water. - ほんをよみます。 (Hon o yomimasu.)
हिंदी: किताब पढ़ता हूँ।
English: I read a book. - 毎朝、コーヒーを飲みます。 (Maiasa, kōhī o nomimasu.)
हिंदी: हर सुबह कॉफ़ी पीता हूँ।
English: Every morning I drink coffee. - 公園を散歩します。 (Kōen o sanpo shimasu.)
हिंदी: बग़ीचे में टहलता हूँ।
English: I take a walk in the park.
Common mistakes
- ごはん は たべます → ごはん を たべます — Use を for direct objects, not は.
Practice this topic
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