を
Meaning
Marks the direct object of a transitive verb, i.e. the thing that the action is done to.
Conjugation
N + を + V (transitive verb)
Examples
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ミルクを飲みなさい。
毎朝、パンを食べます。
母の誕生日だったので、ケーキを焼きました。
暗いので、電気を付けてください。
病気の時は、この薬を飲んでください。
駅で友達を待っています。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.title
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 日本語が勉強します。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 日本語を勉強します。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: The thing being studied is the object of the transitive verb 勉強する, so it takes を, not が.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 私は日本語を好きです。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 私は日本語が好きです。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: 好き is a state predicate that takes が for the thing liked, not を.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 毎日学校を行きます。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 毎日学校に行きます。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: The destination of 行く is marked with に (or へ). を marks a route or departure point, not a destination.
Key points
Used in every register. Written を but pronounced "o". It attaches to the noun that receives the action, as in 本を読む. When the object becomes the topic or is contrasted, は replaces を (コーヒーは飲みません). Some predicates take が instead (好き, わかる, できる), and を also appears with motion verbs for routes and departure points (道を歩く, 家を出る).
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