kare wa watashi no namae o sakenda.

He shouted my name.

Breakdown of kare wa watashi no namae o sakenda.

• は: topic particle
• 私わたし: I
• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about kare wa watashi no namae o sakenda.

How is this sentence read aloud?

It is read:

かれ は わたし の なまえ を さけんだ。

In romaji:

kare wa watashi no namae o sakenda

Two useful pronunciation notes:

• は is written ha, but here it is pronounced wa because it is the topic particle.
• を is usually pronounced o in modern Japanese.

Why is は used after 彼 instead of が?

は marks 彼 as the topic of the sentence.

So 彼は has the feeling of as for him, ... or simply he ... in a neutral statement.

If you used が instead, it would put more focus on he as the subject, often like answering a question such as Who shouted my name?

So:

• 彼は私の名前を叫んだ。 = a neutral statement about what he did
• 彼が私の名前を叫んだ。 = emphasizes that he was the one who did it

What does 私の名前 mean literally?