Nを V (N o V) — do V to N (object)
Marking the thing a verb acts on.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- The thing a verb acts on — what you eat, drink, read — takes を after it.
- パンを食べます (I eat bread): bread is what gets eaten, so パン + を.
Versus what you know
(The を in 部屋を出ます from Lesson 5, for a place you leave, is a separate use.)
Watch out
- Nepali often has no marker here ("पाउरोटी खान्छु"), but in Japanese never leave を out.
- It is written を but read simply "o", not "wo".
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
パンを食べます。
パンをたべます。
I eat bread.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The thing eaten, パン (bread) ──> [ + を ✅ ] ──> パンを ──> [ + 食べます (I eat) ] ──> パンを食べます.
水を飲みます。
みずをのみます。
I drink water.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The thing drunk, 水 (water) ──> [ + を ✅ ] ──> 水を ──> [ + 飲みます (I drink) ] ──> 水を飲みます.
本を読みます。
ほんをよみます。
I read a book.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) The thing read, 本 (book) ──> [ + を ✅ ] ──> 本を ──> [ + 読みます (I read) ] ──> 本を読みます.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
"I eat bread" — which is correct?
💡 Hint: Which particle marks the object being eaten?
を marks the object the verb acts on.
Fill the blank: 本＿読みます (read a book).
💡 Hint: The thing read is the object.
本 is the object, so 本を読みます.
How is 「を」 pronounced here?
💡 Hint: Spelling and sound differ.
It is written を but pronounced "o".
Your score: /3