Breakdown of kaji o hayaku owaraseru kufuu o memo ni kaita.
をo
direct object particle
書くkaku
to write
早くhayaku
quickly
〜た〜ta
past tense
Questions & Answers about kaji o hayaku owaraseru kufuu o memo ni kaita.
How do you read this sentence out loud?
家事を早く終わらせる工夫をメモに書いた。
Kana: かじを はやく おわらせる くふうを メモに かいた。
Romaji: Kaji o hayaku owaraseru kufū o memo ni kaita.
Who is the subject? It isn’t written—who wrote the memo?
Japanese often omits the subject when it’s clear from context. Here it’s most naturally “I” (the speaker), but depending on context it could be “he/she/they.”
Why are there two を particles? Is that allowed?
Yes. The first を belongs to the relative clause 家事を早く終わらせる, and the second を is for the main verb 書いた. So it’s “[ways to finish chores quickly] (object) + wrote (on a memo).”
What exactly is the structure of 家事を早く終わらせる工夫?
It’s a relative clause modifying 工夫. Japanese relative clauses don’t require the head noun to be the subject of the clause; it means “tips/ways for finishing chores quickly.”
Why use 終わらせる instead of 終える or 終わる?
Does the causative 終わらせる mean “make someone else finish”?
