setsumei o kurikaeshite kudasai.

direct object particle

Breakdown of setsumei o kurikaeshite kudasai.

• 説明せつめい: explanation
• ください: please
• 繰くり返かえす: to repeat

Questions & Answers about setsumei o kurikaeshite kudasai.

What does を do in this sentence?

を marks 説明 as the direct object of the verb. In other words, it shows that the explanation is the thing being repeated.

So in 説明を繰り返してください, the structure is:

• 説明 = explanation
• を = marks it as the object
• 繰り返して = repeat
• ください = please do

Why is 繰り返す written as 繰り返して here?

繰り返して is the て-form of 繰り返す.

The て-form is used for several grammar patterns, and here it is being used with ください to make a polite request:

• 繰り返す = to repeat
• 繰り返してください = please repeat

So the sentence is using the common pattern:

Verb in て-form + ください = please do ...

What does ください add to the sentence?