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子供 の 様子 を 確認しました。kodomo no yousu o kakuninshimashita.
Meaning
I checked the child's condition.
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Breakdown of kodomo no yousu o kakuninshimashita.
子供kodomo
child
をo
direct object particle
のno
possessive case particle
確認するkakuninsuru
to check
Questions & Answers about kodomo no yousu o kakuninshimashita.
What does の do in 子供の様子?
の links two nouns together. Here, 子供の様子 means something like the child’s state / condition / how the child was doing.
You can think of it as:
- 子供 = child / children
- 様子 = condition, state, appearance, how someone seems
- 子供の様子 = the child’s condition / how the child seemed
So の is showing that 様子 belongs to or relates to 子供.
What does 様子 mean here?
様子 is a very common word, but it is a little broader than any one English word.
In this sentence, it means something like:
- condition
- state
- how someone was doing
- how someone seemed
For a child, 子供の様子 could refer to:
- their health
- their behavior
- their mood
- how they looked
- whether anything seemed unusual
So 様子 is not just physical appearance. It often means the overall situation or condition someone is in.
Why is を used after 様子?
