Particles with Verbs: 「を (Direct Object)」「に (Target)」

Particles を and に

Before starting the exercise for particles with verbs: 「を (Direct Object)」「に (Target)」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.

Reference
Genki I - Lesson 3: The particle を, で, に and へ
Tae Kim's Guide - Particles used with verbs

Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Particles with Verbs: 「を (Direct Object)」「に (Target)」

This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.

Natural Speed with Pauses

English and Hidden Japanese Scripts

(I will) eat lunch.
昼ひるごはんを食たべます。
(I will) drink coffee.
コーヒーを飲のみます。
(I) often sing songs.
よく歌うたを歌うたいます。
(I) wash my hair every night.
毎晩まいばん、髪かみを洗あらいます。
(I will) buy a book.
本ほんを買かいます。
(I will) go home.
家いえに帰かえります。
(I) go to the library every evening.
毎晩まいばん、図と書館しょかんに行いきます。
(I will) meet (my) friend.
友ともだちに会あいます。
(I will) sit down on the chair.
いすに座すわります。
(I will) ask my teacher.
先生せんせいに聞ききます。

Note

Grammatically, Japanese uses the same form for the present tense and future tense. We express actions or states in the future using time expressions: 今晩こんばん (this evening) 明日あした (tomorrow), 来年らいねん (next year), etc. Even if there is not a key phrase, the context basically tells the listener whether or not it is a routine action or future action.

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