Word
入場券 を 買いました。nyuujouken o kaimashita.
Meaning
I bought an admission ticket.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of nyuujouken o kaimashita.
をo
direct object particle
買うkau
to buy
入場券nyuujouken
an admission ticket
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Questions & Answers about nyuujouken o kaimashita.
How do you read 入場券を買いました?
It is read:
にゅうじょうけん を かいました。
A few notes:
- 入場券 = にゅうじょうけん
- を is written を but usually pronounced お
- 買いました = かいました
So the whole sentence sounds like:
にゅうじょうけん お かいました。
What does 入場券 mean exactly?
入場券 means an admission ticket or entry ticket.
It is made of:
- 入場 = entering a place / admission
- 券 = ticket
So this word is commonly used for tickets to enter places such as events, exhibitions, or attractions.
Why is there a particle を here?
を marks the direct object of the verb.
In this sentence:
- 入場券 = the thing being bought
- 買いました = bought
So 入場券を買いました means literally:
[admission ticket] + object marker + [bought]
In English, we do not use a word like を, but Japanese uses particles to show the role of words in the sentence.