shouhin o shuppinshimasu.

I list the item for sale.

Breakdown of shouhin o shuppinshimasu.

• を: direct object particle
• 商品しょうひん: item
• 出品しゅっぴん: listing an item for sale

Questions & Answers about shouhin o shuppinshimasu.

What does 商品 mean here?

商品 means product, goods, or item for sale.

In this sentence, it refers to the thing being listed for sale. Depending on context, English might translate it as:

• a product
• an item
• goods

Japanese nouns usually do not show singular vs. plural clearly, so 商品 could mean a product or products, depending on the situation.

Why is the particle を used?

を marks the direct object of the verb.

Here, the verb is 出品します (to list for sale / to put up for sale), and 商品 is the thing being listed. So:

• 商品 = the item
• を = marks it as the object
• 出品します = list it for sale

So the structure is basically:

[item] を [verb]

= list [item]

What does 出品します mean exactly?