mafuraa o wasureta node, kubi ga samukatta.

I forgot my scarf, so my neck was cold.

Breakdown of mafuraa o wasureta node, kubi ga samukatta.

• を: direct object particle
• 寒さむい: cold
• が: subject particle
• 忘わすれる: to forget

Questions & Answers about mafuraa o wasureta node, kubi ga samukatta.

What does マフラー mean here? Is it really muffler?

In this sentence, マフラー means scarf, especially a winter scarf worn around the neck.

It comes from English muffler, but in Japanese the meaning shifted. A native English speaker might think of a car muffler, but Japanese マフラー usually means something you wear to keep your neck warm.

So:

• マフラー = scarf
• not the car part

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Why is を used after マフラー?

を marks the direct object of the verb.

The verb here is 忘れた = forgot.
What was forgotten? マフラー.

So:

• マフラーを忘れた = forgot the scarf

This is a very common pattern:

• 傘を忘れた = forgot my umbrella
• 財布を忘れた = forgot my wallet

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Why is the verb 忘れた in the past tense?