Breakdown of watashitachi wa arayuru joukyou o kentoushita.
はwa
topic particle
をo
direct object particle
私たちwatashitachi
we
検討するkentousuru
to consider
Questions & Answers about watashitachi wa arayuru joukyou o kentoushita.
How is this sentence pronounced?
A common reading is:
私たち は あらゆる 状況 を 検討した。
わたしたち は あらゆる じょうきょう を けんとうした。
Romanized: Watashitachi wa arayuru jōkyō o kentō shita.
Notes:
- を is pronounced お in modern Japanese.
- 私たち can also sometimes be read わたくしたち in more formal contexts, but わたしたち is the normal reading here.
What is the role of は in this sentence?
は marks the topic of the sentence.
So 私たち は means something like as for us or we as the topic.
Structure:
- 私たち は = as for us / we
- あらゆる 状況 を = every situation / all situations
- 検討した = examined / considered
Even though English just says we, Japanese often uses は to show what the sentence is about rather than marking the grammatical subject in exactly the same way English does.
Why is を used after 状況?
