syasindate wo kazaru.

It is read:

しゃしんたて を かざる

• 写真立て = しゃしんたて
• を = o (even though it is written を, the particle is pronounced お)
• 飾る = かざる

So the whole sentence is:

しゃしんたてをかざる。

写真立て means picture frame or photo frame, especially the kind that can stand up on a desk or shelf.

It is made from:

• 写真 = photograph, photo
• 立て = stand, holder, something used to keep an object standing

So the image is basically a stand/holder for a photograph.

In everyday Japanese, フォトフレーム is also common.

を marks the direct object of the verb.

In this sentence:

• 写真立て is the thing being acted on
• 飾る is the action

So 写真立てを飾る means to decorate the picture frame or to adorn/display the picture frame.

A very literal breakdown would be:

• 写真立て = picture frame
• を = object marker
• 飾る = decorate

Not always. 飾る can mean:

• to decorate
• to adorn
• to display

So depending on context, 写真立てを飾る could suggest:

• decorating the frame itself
• making it look pretty
• displaying it as an ornament

If the meaning shown to the learner is something like decorate a picture frame, that is a perfectly natural understanding.

Japanese very often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context.

So 写真立てを飾る。 could mean:

• I decorate the picture frame
• She decorates the picture frame
• To decorate a picture frame
• Decorate the picture frame

The exact subject depends on the situation.

This is very normal in Japanese.

It is in the dictionary form (plain form), and in Japanese that form can cover:

• a habitual action: decorate
• a future action: will decorate
• a general action label: to decorate

So 写真立てを飾る。 does not force only one English tense. Context decides.

飾る is a godan verb ending in -る.

That matters because not every -る verb is an ichidan verb.

Some common forms are:

• dictionary form: 飾る
• polite form: 飾ります
• past: 飾った
• negative: 飾らない
• te-form: 飾って

So it behaves like a regular godan -る verb.

In 写真立て, 立て is functioning like a noun meaning stand or holder.

It comes from the verb 立てる (to stand something up / to set up), but in compounds it often appears as 〜立て meaning a stand or holder for something.

Examples:

• 本立て = book stand
• 傘立て = umbrella stand
• 写真立て = picture frame / photo stand

So たて here is not the full verb 立てる; it is a noun-like compound element.

Not exactly.

写真立てを飾る focuses on the frame as the object.

So the sentence means you are decorating or adorning the picture frame itself.

If you wanted to talk about putting or displaying a photo in/on a frame, you would normally use a different structure, depending on what exactly you mean.

For example, Japanese often distinguishes:

• decorating the frame
• putting a photo into a frame
• displaying a photo somewhere

So the を here is important: it tells you that 写真立て is what receives the action of 飾る.

Yes, it can be.

It is short, but Japanese often uses short plain-form sentences like this in:

• examples in textbooks
• labels for actions
• diary-style writing
• simple descriptions
• instructions or task lists

So 写真立てを飾る。 is a perfectly normal example sentence, even though in real conversation it would often appear with more context.

They are different because the object is different.

• 写真を飾る = decorate/display a photograph
• 写真立てを飾る = decorate/display a picture frame

So in the second sentence, the frame is the thing being decorated or displayed.

This is a good example of how the noun before を tells you exactly what the action is affecting.

Not with the same meaning.

• 写真立てを飾る = decorate the picture frame
• 写真立てに写真を飾る would be a different structure, where 写真立てに marks the place or target related to displaying something

So を and に are doing different jobs.

Here, を is correct because 写真立て is the direct object of 飾る.

They are related, but not identical.

• 写真立て usually means a photo frame, especially one that stands up
• 額縁 means a frame, often for pictures, artwork, or photos in a more general sense

So if you specifically mean a standing photo frame on a table, 写真立て is very natural.

If you mean a frame in a broader sense, especially for art on a wall, 額縁 may be more appropriate.