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運動 を する と、 頭 が すっきりします。undou o suru to, atama ga sukkirishimasu.
Meaning
When I exercise, my head feels clear.
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Breakdown of undou o suru to, atama ga sukkirishimasu.
がga
subject particle
とto
conditional particle
運動 を するundou o suru
to exercise
頭atama
head
Questions & Answers about undou o suru to, atama ga sukkirishimasu.
Why is the particle を used after 運動?
In Japanese, を marks the direct object of a verb. Here, 運動 is what you “do,” so you attach を to show that 運動 is the object of する, yielding 運動をする (“to do exercise”).
Can を be omitted in 運動をする?
Yes. Many Noun + する verbs allow you to drop を and say 運動する instead of 運動をする. Both are correct. 運動をする is a bit more explicit or formal; 運動する is more concise and common in everyday speech.
What grammatical function does 〜すると have in this sentence?
When you attach と to the dictionary form of a verb, you create a simple conditional meaning “when” or “if”. So 運動をする + と → 運動をすると means “when/if you exercise…”, signaling that the following result will occur.
Why is が used in 頭がすっきりします instead of は?
Here が marks the subject of the intransitive verb すっきりします. It introduces 頭 as the thing that becomes refreshed. Using は (the topic marker) would shift the emphasis to 頭 as a topic and might imply contrast or a broader statement (“As for my head…”), which isn’t intended here.
