kono shigoto o sassato owaraseyou.

direct object particle

Breakdown of kono shigoto o sassato owaraseyou.

• この: this
• 終おわらせる: to finish
• 仕事しごと: job

Questions & Answers about kono shigoto o sassato owaraseyou.

Why is この used directly before 仕事 without の?

Because この is a demonstrative adjective, so it directly modifies the noun that follows it.

• この仕事 = this job / this work
• You do not say このの仕事

Compare:

• この仕事 = this job
• その仕事 = that job
• あの仕事 = that job over there

If これ were used instead, it would stand alone as a pronoun:

• これは仕事です = This is work / This is a job

So in this sentence, この仕事 is the natural way to say this work.

Why is the particle を used after 仕事?

を marks the direct object of the verb. In other words, it marks the thing being acted on.

Here, the action is 終わらせよう = let’s finish / let’s bring to an end, so the thing being finished is:

• この仕事を = this job / this work

So the structure is:

• この仕事を = this job
• 終わらせよう = let’s finish it

A very literal breakdown would be:

• As for this job, let’s finish it quickly

But in natural English, that becomes something like Let’s finish this work quickly.