Word
新しい 植物 を 窓 の そば に 置きました。atarashii shokubutsu o mado no soba ni okimashita.
Meaning
I put a new plant by the window.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of atarashii shokubutsu o mado no soba ni okimashita.
をo
direct object particle
のno
possessive case particle
新しいatarashii
new
窓mado
window
Questions & Answers about atarashii shokubutsu o mado no soba ni okimashita.
What is the function of the particle を in this sentence?
を marks the direct object, the thing being placed. Here, 新しい植物 is what you “placed,” so it takes を before the verb 置きました.
Why is に used after 窓のそば?
に indicates the location where the action happens. 窓のそばに置きました means “placed (it) by the window.”
What role does の play in 窓のそば?
の is the genitive (possessive) particle linking 窓 (“window”) and そば (“beside”). Literally it’s “the beside of the window,” i.e. beside the window.
How do adjectives like 新しい modify nouns in Japanese?
新しい is an i-adjective that directly precedes the noun 植物 to describe it. Adjectives of this type don’t need a particle before the noun; they just go in front.
Why is the verb 置きました at the end of the sentence?
