watashi wa uketsukegakari ni kaigishitsu no basho o kikimashita.

I asked the receptionist where the meeting room is.

Breakdown of watashi wa uketsukegakari ni kaigishitsu no basho o kikimashita.

• は: topic particle
• 私わたし: I
• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about watashi wa uketsukegakari ni kaigishitsu no basho o kikimashita.

Why is the particle に used after 受付係?

In Japanese, に marks the target or recipient of an action. Here, you’re asking something to the receptionist, so 受付係に means “to the receptionist.”

What function does the の in 会議室の場所 serve?

The particle の links two nouns in a possessive or descriptive way. 会議室の場所 literally means “the location of the meeting room.”

Why is 場所 followed by を before 聞きました?

を marks the direct object of a transitive verb. When you 聞く (ask/ask for information), the thing you ask for—here, 場所—is the direct object, so you say 場所を聞く.

Why is 私 marked with は instead of が?

は is the topic marker, often translated as “as for.” By saying 私は, you set “I” as the topic of your sentence. Using が would mark “I” as the grammatical subject in a different context, but here you’re introducing who did the asking, so は is natural.

Can 私は be omitted in this sentence?