N5 grammar
〜を
wo
Marking the direct object
Formationnoun + を + verb
を marks the thing a verb acts on: what you eat, buy, read, open. It attaches straight to the noun and sits in front of the verb phrase. If a verb takes an object at all, を is the particle it takes.
Examples
〜を is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.
フォークをいただけますか。
Could we have a fork?
体重にはとても気をつけます。
I watch my weight very carefully.
さあ、少しボクシングをしよう。
Let's do some boxing.
アイロンで手をやけどしました。
I burned my hand with an iron.
カンガルーを見たことはありますか?
Have you ever seen a kangaroo?