sougankyou o tsukau.

I use binoculars.

Breakdown of sougankyou o tsukau.

• を: direct object particle
• 使つかう: to use
• 双眼鏡そうがんきょう: binoculars

Questions & Answers about sougankyou o tsukau.

How do you read 双眼鏡?

It is read そうがんきょう.

• 双 = pair
• 眼 = eye
• 鏡 = optical instrument / mirror / lens-related object

So 双眼鏡 is the normal Japanese word for binoculars.

Why is the particle を used here?

を marks the direct object of the verb.

In 双眼鏡を使う, the thing being used is 双眼鏡, so it takes を.

• 双眼鏡 = binoculars
• を = marks what the verb acts on
• 使う = to use

A good way to think about it is:

• What am I using?
• Binoculars
• Therefore: 双眼鏡を使う

Also, although it is written を, the particle is pronounced お in modern Japanese.

Why is it 双眼鏡を使う and not 双眼鏡で使う?