kiji o tsukuru.

I make the batter.

Breakdown of kiji o tsukuru.

• を: direct object particle
• 作つくる: to make
• 生地きじ: batter; dough

Questions & Answers about kiji o tsukuru.

How do you read 生地 in this sentence?

Here, 生地 is read きじ.

In 生地を作る, 生地 usually means things like:

• dough
• batter
• fabric / cloth material
• base material

The exact meaning depends on context. With 作る, a very common interpretation is to make dough or to make batter.

Why is there an を after 生地?

を marks the direct object of the verb.

So in:

• 生地を作る

the noun 生地 is the thing being made, and 作る means to make.

A natural way to think of it is:

• 生地 = dough / batter / fabric material
• を = marks what the action is done to
• 作る = make

So を is showing that 生地 is what the speaker is making.

Why is the verb 作る at the end?