Word
植木鉢 を 水受け皿 に 置く。uekibachi o mizuukezara ni oku.
Meaning
I set the plant pot on its saucer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of uekibachi o mizuukezara ni oku.
をo
direct object particle
にni
location particle
置くoku
to put
植木鉢uekibachi
a plant pot
Questions & Answers about uekibachi o mizuukezara ni oku.
How do you read this sentence?
It is read:
うえきばち を みずうけざら に おく。
Word by word:
- 植木鉢 = うえきばち
- 水受け皿 = みずうけざら
- 置く = おく
A useful detail: 受け皿 is read うけざら, not うけさら. The さ becomes ざ here.
Why are there spaces between the words? Is that normal in Japanese?
No. In normal Japanese, this would usually be written without spaces:
植木鉢を水受け皿に置く。
Spaces are often added in beginner materials to make the particles and word boundaries easier to see.
Why does 植木鉢 take the particle を?
Because 植木鉢 is the direct object of 置く.
In other words, it is the thing being moved or placed.
So in:
植木鉢を水受け皿に置く
the flowerpot is the thing you are placing, so it gets を.
Why does 水受け皿 take に?
