Mar 7, 2016
を
wo > [direct object marker], “through”
This is one of the more commonly used particles on the list, mostly because of the role it plays in sentence structure.
を is used to point out the direct object, what the subject is acting against. So if a sentence uses an active verb (most do) that isn’t inherently tied to と or が, it’s going to need を to tie it together. Some of these particles can be left out for the sake of brevity in Japanese, but を almost never is.
The only time を doesn’t act as an object marker is when talking about a physical space. In that case, it can be taken to mean “through”.
この歌をやり学んでとする。(I’m trying to learn how to play this song.)
病院へ届きのに公園を歩けなけらばならない。(You have to walk through the park to get to the hospital.)
