isu no ichi o kakuninshite kudasai.

direct object particle

Breakdown of isu no ichi o kakuninshite kudasai.

• の: possessive case particle
• ください: please
• 確認かくにんする: to check

Questions & Answers about isu no ichi o kakuninshite kudasai.

How is this sentence read?

It is read:

いす の いち を かくにんして ください。

More specifically:

• 椅子 = いす
• 位置 = いち
• 確認 = かくにん

In normal Japanese writing, you would usually write it without spaces:

椅子の位置を確認してください。

The spaces are often added only in learning materials to make the parts easier to see.

What is the basic grammatical structure of this sentence?

The structure is:

[noun phrase] + を + [verb in て-form] + ください

So here:

• 椅子の位置 = the chair’s position / the position of the chair
• を = marks that noun phrase as the object
• 確認して = check / confirm
• ください = please do

So grammatically, it is:

椅子の位置 + を + 確認して + ください

This is a very common way to make polite instructions in Japanese.

What does の mean in 椅子の位置?