denkishokku no mae ni, shoubyousha ni denkyokupaddo o tsukeru.

direct object particle

Breakdown of denkishokku no mae ni, shoubyousha ni denkyokupaddo o tsukeru.

• の: possessive case particle
• に: time particle
• 前まえ: before

Questions & Answers about denkishokku no mae ni, shoubyousha ni denkyokupaddo o tsukeru.

How do you read this sentence out loud?

It is read:

でんきショック の まえ に、しょうびょうしゃ に でんきょくパッド を つける。

Word by word:

• 電気ショック = でんきショック
• 前 = まえ
• 傷病者 = しょうびょうしゃ
• 電極パッド = でんきょくパッド
• 付ける = つける

What does 電気ショックの前に mean grammatically?

This is the pattern A の 前に, which means before A.

Here:

• 電気ショック = the electric shock
• の links the noun to 前
• 前 literally means front or before
• に marks the time point for the action that follows

So 電気ショックの前に means before the electric shock or more naturally before delivering the shock.

Why is there a に after 傷病者?

With 付ける, the thing being attached takes を, and the person or place it is attached to takes に.

So the pattern is:

X を Y に 付ける = attach X to Y

In this sentence:

• 電極パッドを = the electrode pads
• 傷病者に = to the casualty/patient

So 傷病者に marks the target of attachment.