daikon o chiisaku kitte kara, kinoko to udon no suupu ni iremasu.

I cut the daikon radish into small pieces and then put it into the mushroom and udon soup.

Breakdown of daikon o chiisaku kitte kara, kinoko to udon no suupu ni iremasu.

• を: direct object particle
• と: noun-connector particle
• の: possessive case particle
• に: location particle

Questions & Answers about daikon o chiisaku kitte kara, kinoko to udon no suupu ni iremasu.

Why is を used after 大根?

を marks the direct object of the verb. Here, 大根 is the thing being handled: it is what gets cut.

In this sentence, 大根 is also understood to be the thing that later gets added to the soup, even though Japanese does not repeat it.

---

Why is it 小さく and not 小さい?

小さく is the adverbial form of the い-adjective 小さい.

• 小さい = small
• 小さく = smallly / into a small form / in a small way

With verbs like 切る, this adverbial form describes the result or manner of the action:

• 大根を小さく切る = cut the daikon small / cut the daikon into small pieces

If you said 小さい大根, that would mean a small daikon, not cut it small.

---

What does 切ってから mean?

切ってから means after cutting or cut it, and then...

It is made from:

• 切る = to cut
• 切って = te-form
• から = after

So Vてから is a very common pattern meaning:

after doing V, do the next thing

Here it shows the order of steps clearly: first cut the daikon, then add it.

---

Does から here mean because?