This verb shows an action. Someone does something to an object. You often use the particle "o" (を) with the object.
<Object + を> + Verb [dictionary form]Primary
This verb shows an action. Someone does something to an object. You often use the particle "o" (を) with the object.
私が窓を開けます。
I will open the window.
昨日、面白い本を読んだよ。
I read an interesting book yesterday.
まだレポートを提出していません。
I have not submitted the report yet.
電気を消して、部屋を出た。
I turned off the lights and left the room.
父は子供に新しい自転車を買ってあげた。
The father bought a new bicycle for his child.
Transitive verbs show someone doing something to an object. For example, "I open the window." Intransitive verbs show something happening by itself. For example, "The window opens." No one is doing it. This is important for other grammar rules.
Watch out: Many students use the wrong particle. You use 「を」 for the thing the verb acts on. For example, say 「パンを食べる」 (eat bread). Do not say 「パンが食べる」. 「が」 shows who does the action. 「を」 shows what gets the action.
Use this when you want to show who did something to what. It tells you who caused an action. It also shows what was changed by that action. This helps you tell a clear story.
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