Is this sentence wrong? Must an action verb like 買いました always use を？

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父は姉のセーターがデパートで買いました。

Is this sentence wrong due to the が?　Must an action verb like 買いました always use を？

I don't remember where I read it, but it said that in many cases, using が will not be wrong since it marks a statement. While if the verb require が (such as すき or 欲しい）it will be wrong to use を.

What would that sentence mean if it were correct? I am a native speaker and I have no idea what it means. My brain just won't take it. — , Mar 23 '17 at 14:04
父がデパートで姉のセーターを買いました。 — a20, Mar 23 '17 at 14:14
Also, it might help to understand that 買う is a verb while both 欲しい and 好き are adjectives — G-Cam, Mar 23 '17 at 20:24

Yuuichi Tam · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-23T14:59:37.047

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Yes, it is. セーター in your example sentence is a object, so you must use を because を is usually used for a object.

As for すき and 欲しい, you are right.

edited Mar 23 '17 at 14:59

answered Mar 23 '17 at 14:48

Yuuichi Tam

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Is this sentence wrong? Must an action verb like 買いました always use を？

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