Breakdown of nyuutouzei o harau.
をo
direct object particle
払うharau
to pay
入湯税nyuutouzei
a hot-spring bathing tax
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Questions & Answers about nyuutouzei o harau.
How do you read 入湯税?
It is read にゅうとうぜい.
- 入湯 = にゅうとう, literally entering hot water / bathing in a hot spring
- 税 = ぜい, meaning tax
So 入湯税 is the special tax charged when using certain hot spring facilities.
Why is を used here?
を marks the direct object of the verb.
In 入湯税を払う, the thing being paid is 入湯税, so it takes を.
- 入湯税 = the bathing tax
- を = object marker
- 払う = to pay
So grammatically, it is [tax] + を + [pay].
Why is the verb 払う and not some other word for pay?