megane o kakenaide hon o yomu to, me ga tsukaremasu.

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Breakdown of megane o kakenaide hon o yomu to, me ga tsukaremasu.

• を: direct object particle
• 読よむ: to read
• が: subject particle

Questions & Answers about megane o kakenaide hon o yomu to, me ga tsukaremasu.

How is this sentence broken down grammatically?

A natural breakdown is:

• 眼鏡をかけないで = without wearing glasses
• 本を読むと = when/if (someone) reads a book
• 目が疲れます = the eyes get tired

So the structure is basically:

• [without doing A] [if/when doing B], [result happens]

In this sentence:

• A = wearing glasses
• B = reading a book
• result = your eyes get tired

Why is を used twice?

Because there are two different verbs, and each verb has its own object:

• 眼鏡をかける = to wear glasses
• 本を読む = to read a book

So:

• 眼鏡を goes with かけないで
• 本を goes with 読む

It may look repetitive at first, but it is completely normal in Japanese.

Why does かける mean to wear here?

Japanese uses different verbs for wearing depending on what you wear.

For example:

• 帽子をかぶる = wear a hat
• シャツを着る = wear a shirt
• 靴をはく = wear shoes
• 眼鏡をかける = wear glasses

So かける is the usual verb for things you put on your face, especially glasses.