amagu to undougutsu o junbisuru.

I prepare rain gear and athletic shoes.

Breakdown of amagu to undougutsu o junbisuru.

• を: direct object particle
• と: noun-connector particle
• 準備じゅんびする: to prepare
• 雨具あまぐ: rain gear

Questions & Answers about amagu to undougutsu o junbisuru.

Why is と used here?

と connects nouns and means and in this sentence.

So:

• 雨具と運動靴 = rain gear and athletic shoes

Here, と gives a complete list of the items being mentioned. It sounds like these are the things to prepare.

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Why is there only one を, even though there are two things?

Because 雨具と運動靴 is one combined object phrase.

The structure is:

• [雨具と運動靴] を 準備する

So both nouns together are the thing being prepared. In English, it works the same way:

• Prepare rain gear and athletic shoes.

You do not need a separate を after each noun.

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What does を do in this sentence?

を marks the direct object of the verb.

The verb is 準備する, and the thing being prepared is:

• 雨具と運動靴

So を shows what the action is being done to.

A simple way to think of it:

• X を 準備する = prepare X

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