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Questions tagged [particle-を]

助詞「を」. Case particle indicating the direct object of a verb or the course of a motion verb.

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Do I need to repeat the object + を in the response to a question?

I know that when answering a question, the topic + は is implied and left out of the response because it's redundant. Is the same true for the direct object of the verb + を? As an example, take the question ロバート:　ボブさんは、昨日映画を見ましたか。 Would the response…
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を particle detached from verb with comma

I have the following sentence from this article (at the very bottom): 政治{せいじ}に使{つか}うお金{かね}を、キャバクラで遊{あそ}ぶために使{つか}っていたこともわかりました。 This answer leads me to think that the verb is the one in the latter part of the sentence,…
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multiple を particles before a verb

I chanced across this sentence while doing anki. 彼は高齢を理由に社長を辞めたよ There are 2 を particles before the verb (in this case 辞めた being the verb). From what I understand of the を particle, it marks a direct object of the next occurring verb but in this…
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can を particle be used twice

First of all I wish to say: "I forgot about eating steak." Is it possible to use を in this sense: ステーキを食べるのを忘れた。 Is this correct and if so does it translate to what I want to say?
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Is it possible to use more than one を in a sentence?

I wasn't sure since as far as I know, we cannot repeat は or が　(or am I wrong about this?). I'm quite certain though that we can repeat の and に. But how about を as in this sentence below? 私は封筒にきってをはるのを忘れた?
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を particle usage

in the quote "you, help me" why do i have to use を and not が IE: あなたは、私を助けて！instead of あなたは、私がたすけて！ Why 私 is a direct object? I thought that only objects and nouns could be a direct object, so I assume I was wrong? Could someone, please, bring some…
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Can を be left out for this phrase 文句をつける?

In the light novel that I'm reading, the protagonist says 「人の趣味に文句つけるなよ！」 After performing the research, I've finally worked out this translation, "Don't complain about a person's hobby!" Unfortunately, it relies on 文句 being a direct…
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NをNに where the Nを is not clearly associated with any verb

Below stand two examples of the structure NをNに. I feel confident that I understand the meaning of both sentences, but I am having trouble identifying a verb that I can associate with the Nを. I am familiar with cases where を marks the temporal or/and…
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Using を when not followed by a verb

I understood the sentence below: この面白い話を落語と言い、落語をする人を落語家といいます。 as to be: Such interesting stories are known as 落語, and people who tell 落語 are called 落語家. However, if the meaning is as I have interpreted, what is the grammatical rules with…
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Saying a sentence without pronouncing the を particle

I sometimes hear japanese natives say a sentence without using the を topic particle. For example, 「ご飯食べる」or 「お茶入れる」as opposed to 「ご飯を食べる」and 「お茶を入れる」 Is it a norm for japanese to neglect to を when speaking? Will the sentence be understandable 100%…
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Why is it the postposition を used here instead of の?

悲鳴と銃声と爆音の狂想曲は絶え間なく、かつ容赦なく鳴り響き、街を人を根こそぎ壊し、鏖殺｛おうさつ｝していく。「ディエス・イレ」 Basic structure to me seems to be X狂想曲はA鳴り響き、B根こそぎ壊し、鏖殺していく, a subject 狂想曲 with three verbals (X and A,　B being their respective pre-noun and pre-verbal elements). 根こそぎ壊し、鏖殺していく seem…
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Ending a sentence with をさ

現場に彼が現れてさ たぶん殺さなくていいモンをさ My understanding of the sentence is akin to "He appeared at the place. Perhaps, it won't be necessary to kill him" This is said by a character overseeing the events from afar about the appearance of a certain…
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How to explain the use of を in this sentence

This is a sentence on Duolingo. Ever since they took away the discussion forum, I've had to look for help elsewhere. 彼女は自電車を盗んでいるところを捕まった。 "She was caught (when she was) about to steal a bicycle" Now 捕まる is an intransitive verb, so theoretically, it…
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Understanding 「宙を畝る」

Consider 見上げれば、星が宙をうねり、闇が覆っている。 If you look up, the stars are projected in the air, and the dark is spreading. Here, I'm assuming 畝り is the continuative (masu-stem) version of 畝る, with 宙を acting as its direct object. But 畝る is listed as a…
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Usage of を in トップを{走る/行く}

トップを{走る/行く} means for example leading in a race. Typically, if X is a location/space, X+を+motion verb means movement through/across X. Is トップを走る an example of such usage of を? (The runner is stationary relative to トップ.)
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