nendo o yukkuri koneru.

I knead the clay slowly.

Breakdown of nendo o yukkuri koneru.

• を: direct object particle
• ゆっくり: slowly
• 粘土ねんど: pottery clay
• こねる: to knead clay

Questions & Answers about nendo o yukkuri koneru.

How do you read 粘土?

It is read ねんど.

In this sentence, 粘土 means clay. Be careful not to confuse it with other words that are also read ねんど in different contexts, such as 年度 meaning fiscal year / academic year.

Why is を used after 粘土?

を marks 粘土 as the direct object of the verb.

So in 粘土をこねる, the clay is the thing being kneaded.

A simple breakdown is:

• 粘土 = clay
• を = object marker
• こねる = to knead

So 粘土をこねる means to knead the clay.

What part of speech is ゆっくり here?

Here, ゆっくり is being used adverbially, meaning it describes how the action is done.

So it modifies こねる and means something like:

• slowly
• at a slow pace
• sometimes gently, depending on context

In this sentence, ゆっくり tells you the manner of kneading.