jouro ni mizu o ireru.

direct object particle

Breakdown of jouro ni mizu o ireru.

• 水みず: water
• に: location particle
• 入いれる: to put in

Questions & Answers about jouro ni mizu o ireru.

What does じょうろ mean, and why is it written in hiragana?

じょうろ means watering can.

It is often written in hiragana because its kanji form, 如雨露, is rare and not very useful for most learners. In everyday Japanese, you will usually see じょうろ, not the kanji.

Why is に used after じょうろ?

Here, に marks the destination or target location of the action.

In じょうろ に 水 を 入れる, the water is being put into the watering can, so じょうろ に means into the watering can.

A useful pattern is:

place/container に thing を 入れる
= put thing into place/container

Why is を used after 水?

を marks the direct object of the verb.

The verb 入れる means to put in / insert, so the thing being put in is the direct object. In this sentence, that thing is 水.

So:

• 水 を = water as the thing being put in

Why does the verb 入れる come at the end?