Breakdown of buchou ga nafuda o haifushi, kintai o kakuninshimashita.
をo
direct object particle
がga
subject particle
確認するkakuninsuru
to check
部長buchou
manager
Questions & Answers about buchou ga nafuda o haifushi, kintai o kakuninshimashita.
How do you read this sentence aloud?
It is read:
ぶちょう が なふだ を はいふし、きんたい を かくにんしました。
Word by word:
- 部長 = ぶちょう
- 名札 = なふだ
- 配布し = はいふし
- 勤怠 = きんたい
- 確認しました = かくにんしました
What do が and を mean here?
These are particles that show each word’s role in the sentence.
- 部長が: が marks the subject, so the department manager/section chief is the person doing the actions.
- 名札を: を marks the direct object of 配布し, so name tags are what was distributed.
- 勤怠を: を marks the direct object of 確認しました, so attendance/work status is what was checked.
So structurally, the sentence is:
- [Subject] 部長が
- [Object] 名札を
- [Verb] 配布し
- [Object] 勤怠を
- [Verb] 確認しました
Why is 部長 followed by が instead of は?
