Lesson 5: (o)

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Lesson 5: (o)

 

                Just as wa indicates that what comes before it is the ‘Subject’ of the sentence, o indicates that what comes before it is the ‘Object’ of the sentence.

 

                Remember from Lesson 1:  The ‘Object’ of a sentence answers WHAT.

 

                                                I ate WHAT ?

                                                I saw WHAT ?

                                                I did WHAT ?

 

English:                    I            ate         the cake.

                                Subj      Verb          Object

               

Japanese:              I wa        cake o         ate.

                            Subj           Obj                  Verb

 

 

 

Practice:

1.   I             watched              the television.
2. You        ate                         the cake.
3. He          gave                      an orange.
4. We         saw                        a radio.
5. They     gave                       a camera.

 

Answers:

1.  I wa                       television o         watched.
2. You wa                 cake o                   ate.
3. He wa                   orange o              gave.
4. We wa                  radio o                  saw.
5. They wa               camera o             gave.

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