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夏 は 扇風機 を 使って 部屋 を 涼しく して から 宿題 を します。natsu wa senpuuki o tsukatte heya o suzushiku shite kara shukudai o shimasu.
Meaning
In summer, I cool the room with a fan before doing my homework.
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Breakdown of natsu wa senpuuki o tsukatte heya o suzushiku shite kara shukudai o shimasu.
はwa
topic particle
をo
direct object particle
夏natsu
summer
使うtsukau
to use
Questions & Answers about natsu wa senpuuki o tsukatte heya o suzushiku shite kara shukudai o shimasu.
Why is は used after 夏? Could you also say 夏に?
夏は makes 夏 the topic: “As for summer / In summer…”.
- A（time）に B = “B at/on A (one occasion)”.
- 夏に日本へ行きます。 – “I’ll go to Japan in summer (this coming summer).”
- Aは B with a time word often means “whenever it’s A / as for that time in general”.
- 夏は暑いです。 – “(In general) summer is hot.”
In this sentence we’re talking about a habitual action during the summer season, so 夏は is natural: “In summer, (I) …”.
You could say 夏に if you were talking about a specific summer event, but for a general seasonal habit, 夏は is more natural. You can also say 夏には to combine time (に) and topic/emphasis (は): 夏には扇風機を使って… (a bit more emphatic: “In summer (in particular), …”).
Why are there two を particles (扇風機を, 部屋を)? Can a sentence have more than one を?
