Breakdown of onsenmanjuu o taberu.
をo
direct object particle
食るtaberu
to eat
温泉まんじゅうonsenmanjuu
a steamed bun sold in a hot-spring town
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Questions & Answers about onsenmanjuu o taberu.
Is 食る correct Japanese?
No. In standard modern Japanese, 食る is not correct here.
The verb should be 食べる (たべる), so the natural sentence is:
温泉まんじゅうを食べる。
This is probably a typo or an omitted べ.
食べる is an ichidan verb meaning to eat. Its dictionary form is 食べる.
How do you read this sentence?
With the corrected verb, it is read:
おんせんまんじゅう を たべる。
More naturally, without spaces:
おんせんまんじゅうをたべる。
A few reading notes:
- 温泉 = おんせん
- まんじゅう stays in hiragana here
- を is written を but pronounced お
- 食べる = たべる
So the full pronunciation is basically:
おんせんまんじゅう お たべる
What does the particle を do here?