watashi wa bouringubooru o erabu.

I choose a bowling ball.

Breakdown of watashi wa bouringubooru o erabu.

• は: topic particle
• 私わたし: I
• を: direct object particle
• 選えらぶ: to choose

Questions & Answers about watashi wa bouringubooru o erabu.

Why is は used after 私 here?

は marks 私 as the topic of the sentence. It tells you what the sentence is about: as for me, ...

In this sentence:

• 私 は = as for me / I
• ボウリングボール を 選ぶ = choose a bowling ball

So は does not mean is or am. It is a particle showing the topic.

Also, even though it is written は, in this use it is pronounced wa, not ha.

What does を do in this sentence?

を marks the direct object of the verb, meaning the thing that is being acted on.

Here:

• ボウリングボール = bowling ball
• を = marks it as the thing being chosen
• 選ぶ = to choose

So ボウリングボール を 選ぶ means choose a bowling ball.

In other words, を is doing the job that English often does with word order.

Why is the verb 選ぶ at the end?