atarashii mezamashidokei o katta node, ashita wa neboushinai hazu desu.

topic particle

Breakdown of atarashii mezamashidokei o katta node, ashita wa neboushinai hazu desu.

• です: to be
• を: direct object particle
• 買かう: to buy

Questions & Answers about atarashii mezamashidokei o katta node, ashita wa neboushinai hazu desu.

What does 目覚まし時計 mean, and how is it built?

目覚まし時計 means alarm clock.

It is a compound word:

• 目覚まし = waking up / something that wakes you up
• 時計 = clock

So together, it literally gives the idea of a clock for waking you up.

Why is 新しい placed before 目覚まし時計?

In Japanese, adjectives usually come before the noun they describe.

So:

• 新しい目覚まし時計 = a new alarm clock

This works like English new alarm clock, although Japanese is much more consistently modifier before noun.

Why is there an を after 目覚まし時計?

を marks the direct object of the verb.

Here, the verb is 買った = bought, so the thing being bought is:

• 新しい目覚まし時計を買った
• bought a new alarm clock

So を shows that 目覚まし時計 is what the speaker bought.

Why is 買った in the past tense if the sentence is talking about tomorrow?