Breakdown of watasi ha kaigi no mae ni syorui wo kakuninsimasu.
はha
topic particle
私watasi
I
をwo
direct object particle
のno
possessive case particle
にni
time particle
会議kaigi
meeting
前mae
before
確認するkakuninsuru
to check
書類syorui
document
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Questions & Answers about watasi ha kaigi no mae ni syorui wo kakuninsimasu.
What’s the function of the particle は in 私 は 会議 の 前 に 書類 を 確認します?
は marks 私 as the topic of the sentence. It signals that the rest of the sentence is information about “I.” Unlike English, where the subject is the doer of the action, は highlights what you’re talking about, not necessarily the grammatical subject.
What does the particle の indicate in 会議 の 前?
の links two nouns to show a relationship similar to English “of” or the possessive “’s.” Here, 会議の前 literally means “the front of the meeting,” which we interpret as “before the meeting.”
Why is に used after 前?
In time expressions, に marks a point in time when something happens. The phrase 前に is a fixed pattern meaning “prior to” or “before,” so 会議の前に means “before the meeting.”
Why do we use を after 書類?
を indicates the direct object of a transitive verb. Since 書類 (documents) is what you’re confirming, it takes を to show it’s the object of 確認します.
What kind of verb form is 確認します, and does it mean present or future?
確認します is the polite ます-form of the suru-verb 確認する (to confirm/check). Japanese ます-form doesn’t distinguish strictly between present and future tenses; context tells you whether it’s a habitual action (“I confirm…”) or a planned one (“I will confirm…”).
Why is the verb at the end of the sentence instead of in the middle like in English?
Japanese follows an SOV (Subject–Object–Verb) order. You first state the topic/subject, then any modifiers like time and objects, and finally the verb.
Can you omit 私 は and just say 会議の前に書類を確認します?
Yes. If the context makes clear who’s doing the action, Japanese often drops the topic. 会議の前に書類を確認します is perfectly natural and means “I’ll confirm the documents before the meeting.”