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This tutorial will cover using verbs in a sentence as well as the particle 'wo'.

Before we get into any verbs, we need to first learn what 'wo' is. 'Wo' is the particle used for marking the direct object in a sentence. It comes after the direct object in the sentence.

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For those of who you who need a referesher in what direct objects are, here is a quick review:

In English, the direct object will follow a transitive/action verb and can be nouns, pronouns, etc. They answer the question "who?" or "what?"

Some simple examples:

I (sub.) ate (verb) a banana (d.o.).
We (sub.) played (verb) soccer (d.o.).

If you need more information, Google is your friend <3

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But where would it go in a Japanese sentence? If you can recall from earlier, Japanese sentence structure is different from English. Verbs are always at the end (with some exceptions, but that's for later). Aside from that, you can play around a bit with word order, but more about that at another time. For now, let's just place it right before the verb.

Let's take a shot at the first English direct object example I gave.

We know the word for "to eat", yes? It's "taberu". If you look at that sentence, the verb is in the past tense. So go ahead and make "taberu" into past tense "masu" form.

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Have you done it? Hopefully you're practicing! The answer is "tabemashita". Now that we have the verb prepared, let's go on to the rest of the sentence.

I = わたし (watashi)
banana = バナナ (banana)

Now, all we need are the particles. We need the subject marker (は) and the direct object marker (を) after each respective word.

わたしは (watashi wa)
バナナを (banana wo)
たべました (tabemashita)

Put it all together:
わたしはバナナをたべました。
Watashi wa banana wo tabemashita.
I ate a banana.

Not so difficult, huh? Let's try some other sentences!

わたしはテニスをします。
Watashi wa tenisu wo shimasu.
I do tennis. (Understood as "play".)

あなたはえいがをみません。
Anata wa eiga wo mimasen.
You do not watch movies.

わたしはえいごをはなします。
Watashi wa eigo wo hanashimasu.
I speak English.

わたしはにほんごをはなしません。
Watashi wa nihongo wo hanashimasen.
I do not speak Japanese.

わたしはにほんごをべんきょうします。
Watashi wa nihongo wo benkyoushimasu.
I study Japanese.

Keep playing around with the verbs and vocabulary you know. However, for now, avoid using the verbs "iku", "kaeru", "kuru" and "okiru" as they require the use of other particles given the vocabulary I have shown you.

Description
This tutorial will cover using verbs in a sentence as well as the particle 'wo'.

Before we get into any verbs, we need to first learn what 'wo' is. 'Wo' is the particle used for marking the direct object in a sentence. It comes after the direct object in the sentence.

–

For those of who you who need a referesher in what direct objects are, here is a quick review:

In English, the direct object will follow a transitive/action verb and can be nouns, pronouns, etc. They answer the question "who?" or "what?"

Some simple examples:

I (sub.) ate (verb) a banana (d.o.).
We (sub.) played (verb) soccer (d.o.).

If you need more information, Google is your friend <3

–

But where would it go in a Japanese sentence? If you can recall from earlier, Japanese sentence structure is different from English. Verbs are always at the end (with some exceptions, but that's for later). Aside from that, you can play around a bit with word order, but more about that at another time. For now, let's just place it right before the verb.

Let's take a shot at the first English direct object example I gave.

We know the word for "to eat", yes? It's "taberu". If you look at that sentence, the verb is in the past tense. So go ahead and make "taberu" into past tense "masu" form.

…

Have you done it? Hopefully you're practicing! The answer is "tabemashita". Now that we have the verb prepared, let's go on to the rest of the sentence.

I = わたし (watashi)
banana = バナナ (banana)

Now, all we need are the particles. We need the subject marker (は) and the direct object marker (を) after each respective word.

わたしは (watashi wa)
バナナを (banana wo)
たべました (tabemashita)

Put it all together:
わたしはバナナをたべました。
Watashi wa banana wo tabemashita.
I ate a banana.

Not so difficult, huh? Let's try some other sentences!

わたしはテニスをします。
Watashi wa tenisu wo shimasu.
I do tennis. (Understood as "play".)

あなたはえいがをみません。
Anata wa eiga wo mimasen.
You do not watch movies.

わたしはえいごをはなします。
Watashi wa eigo wo hanashimasu.
I speak English.

わたしはにほんごをはなしません。
Watashi wa nihongo wo hanashimasen.
I do not speak Japanese.

わたしはにほんごをべんきょうします。
Watashi wa nihongo wo benkyoushimasu.
I study Japanese.

Keep playing around with the verbs and vocabulary you know. However, for now, avoid using the verbs "iku", "kaeru", "kuru" and "okiru" as they require the use of other particles given the vocabulary I have shown you.