mado o sukoshi akete netara, kazatooshi ga yokute gussuri nemuremashita.

When I slept with the window slightly open, the airflow was good and I slept soundly.

Breakdown of mado o sukoshi akete netara, kazatooshi ga yokute gussuri nemuremashita.

• を: direct object particle
• が: subject particle
• いい: good
• 少すこし: a little

Questions & Answers about mado o sukoshi akete netara, kazatooshi ga yokute gussuri nemuremashita.

Why is 窓 followed by を?

Because 窓 is the direct object of 開ける (to open).

• 窓を開ける = to open the window
• Here, を marks the thing being opened.

So 窓を少し開けて means opening the window a little / leaving the window slightly open.

What does 少し mean here, and what is it modifying?

少し means a little or slightly.

In this sentence, it modifies 開けて, so it means the speaker opened the window a little, not all the way.

• 窓を少し開けて = opened the window a little
• very natural English sense: left the window slightly open

Why is 開ける in the て-form: 開けて?