Word
壁紙 を 選ぶ。kabegami o erabu.
Meaning
I choose wallpaper.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about kabegami o erabu.
How do you read 壁紙を選ぶ?
It is read:
かべがみ を えらぶ
- 壁紙 = かべがみ
- を = pronounced o
- 選ぶ = えらぶ
So the whole sentence is:
かべがみをえらぶ
In normal Japanese writing, it would usually be written without spaces: 壁紙を選ぶ
Why is the particle を used here?
を marks the direct object of the verb.
In this sentence:
- 壁紙 is the thing being chosen
- 選ぶ means to choose
- so 壁紙を選ぶ means choose wallpaper / to choose wallpaper
A very literal breakdown is:
- 壁紙 = wallpaper
- を = object marker
- 選ぶ = choose
English uses word order to show this, but Japanese often uses particles like を to show the role of a word in the sentence.
Why is 選ぶ at the end?