saki ni shukudai o shite kara, geemu o shimasu.

direct object particle

Breakdown of saki ni shukudai o shite kara, geemu o shimasu.

• 宿題しゅくだい: homework
• する: to do
• 〜て から: after doing

Questions & Answers about saki ni shukudai o shite kara, geemu o shimasu.

How do you read 先に, and what does it mean here?

It is read さきに.

In this sentence, 先に means first, before that, or ahead of time. It tells you that the homework happens before the game.

So:

• 先に宿題をしてから、ゲームをします。
• First, I’ll do my homework, and then I’ll play games.

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Why is there a に after 先?

Here, に helps turn 先 into an adverb-like expression.

• 先 = ahead, before, earlier
• 先に = first / beforehand / in advance

So 先に functions like first in English.

This is a very common pattern:

• 先に行きます = I’ll go first.
• 先に食べてください = Please eat first.

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Why is it 宿題をして and not 宿題をする?

Because the sentence is connecting two actions:

1. do homework
2. play games

To connect them with after doing X, Japanese uses:

• verb in て-form + から

The verb here is する. Its て-form is して.

So:

• 宿題をする = to do homework
• 宿題をしてから = after doing homework

That is why して appears instead of する.

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