watashi wa hiru ni hon o yomimasu.

topic particle

Breakdown of watashi wa hiru ni hon o yomimasu.

• 本ほん: book
• 私わたし: I
• を: direct object particle

Questions & Answers about watashi wa hiru ni hon o yomimasu.

What does the particle は do in 私 は?

は marks the topic of the sentence. Here it tells us “as for 私 (I), we’re talking about me.” It doesn’t necessarily mark the grammatical subject in the English sense, but rather the theme or what the sentence is about.

Why is に used after 昼?

The particle に marks a specific point in time when an action occurs. 昼に means “at noon” or “in the afternoon.” Without に, 昼 alone would just mean “daytime” or “noon” in a more general sense, without specifying “when.”

What role does を play in 本 を 読みます?

を is the direct-object marker. It tells us that 本 (“book”) is what’s being acted upon by the verb. 本を読みます therefore means “read a book.”

Why is the verb 読む in the form 読みます?

読みます is the polite, non-past form (often called the -masu form) of 読む. It’s used in everyday conversation when you want to be polite or neutral, covering both present and future actions (“read” or “will read”).

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