watashi wa sarada ni goma o kakete tabemasu.

topic particle

Breakdown of watashi wa sarada ni goma o kakete tabemasu.

• 私わたし: I
• を: direct object particle
• 食たべる: to eat

Questions & Answers about watashi wa sarada ni goma o kakete tabemasu.

Why is は used after 私 here?

は marks 私 as the topic of the sentence.

So 私は means something like as for me or I in this sentence.

It does not directly mark the grammatical subject the same way English does. In beginner translations, it often ends up as I, but its real job is to set the topic.

So:

• 私は = as for me / I
• サラダにごまをかけて食べます = eat salad after putting sesame on it

Together: As for me, I eat salad with sesame on it.

Why is に used after サラダ?

In this sentence, に marks the thing that receives the topping.

With かける, Japanese often uses this pattern:

• A に B を かける
  = to put/pour/sprinkle B onto A

So here:

• サラダに = onto the salad
• ごまを = sesame
• かけて = sprinkle/put on, and then...

So サラダにごまをかける means to sprinkle sesame on the salad.

Why is を used after ごま?