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Usage of the passive with を?

恋愛を抑圧された精神では自覚せず、けれど本能は理解していたから縋りついた…?) Is を in this sentence being used like に or が? "A love restrained by the mind" or "A mind restrained by love"?
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Usage of に を (not を に)

俺に信頼しきった眼差しに子供時代を思い出す What exact function do に を serve here together? "His gaze full of trust toward me reminds me of my childhood"?
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why を is put after a verb in いまだかつてないスピードで 君のもとへダイブを?

I came across a line of lyrics which goes like this: いまだかつてないスピードで 君【きみ】のもとへダイブを. And I wonder why を is put after ダイブ? I know that を can only be put after the noun to express that the noun is the ...
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Whats the diffrence with に and を in this sentence?

I am having trouble understanding the use of に in this following sentence, and also if putting を instead of に would change the meaning of the sentence. 何に興味がありますか。
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Difference between using は and を in 遊びでも手は抜かない

全員この場で野々村の宣戦布告を受け取る。 We all accept Nonomura's declaration of war. たとえ遊びでも手は抜かない。 Even if it's just for fun, we will go all out. How would these lines have read differently if it said たとえ遊びでも手を抜かない. ...
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Meaning of を in 博士たちは水際を歩いた。

By now, I know that motion verbs (行く, 来る, 歩く, 走る, etc...) can take the particle を to indicate something being traversed (going "through" something). There are already plenty of answers ...
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How do I ask my friend to recommend me a manga? [closed]

I know manga is 漫画 and recommend is 勧める. Do I just... 漫画を進める?
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What does the 「をな」mean in this sentence?

It is said by a boy who intend to train boxing by himself. あしたのために-その3" のひみつ練習をな! I think that the 「な」 would be 1) Verb 為す but I don't have any idea why it does not include the part to indicate ...
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What is "を " used for when not attached to a verb at the end of a sentence? [closed]

In the song, he says "君の中に落としたひとりを" and I know hitori is "一人" but it's not a verb, yet it's at the end of a sentence: また隠した もう一つの夢の中で見てた夜を思い出した 君の中に落としたひとりを 見つけないで 僕はまだいないから Is it used ...
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Is the particle を in をでる comparable to elative case?

I remember that Estonian has multiple grammatical cases marking some kind of location. I recently learned that the particle を can be used to mean something like "out of" or "from", for an action that ...
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How is the に particle used with a noun? にnounを?

In a novel I was reading I found this passage 右腕を抱き、ため息に体をしぼませた。 The context is not that complicate, as the character arrives in a new home and it's tired so he does this. What I'm confused, is ...
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を と? Is it similar some kind of grammar? [duplicate]

それを手段の一つとして戦える敵か。厄介だ… The character is fighting an enemy who has the special ability to teleport. So he says this Is を として here some kind of grammar? "An enemy who can fight that way"?
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this sentence seem lacking verb to me?how can i understand it properly pls help me translate it [duplicate]

日本語は地方ごとに多様な方言があり、とりわけ琉球諸島で方言差が著しい(「方言」の節参照)。近世中期までは京都方言が中央語の地位にあったが、近世後期には江戸方言が地位を高め、明治以降の現代日本語では東京山の手の中流階級以上の方言(山の手言葉)を基盤に標準語(共通語)が形成された. I assume 東京山の手の中流階級以上の方言(山の手言葉)を基盤に標準語(共通語)が形成された mean: (...
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日本語は話せますか, 日本語が話せますか and 日本語を話せますか what's the difference?

日本語は話せますか 日本語が話せますか 日本語を話せますか What's the difference? Some people said it means the same thing, but when I googled it several people were saying several different things and I'm lost. I read that ...
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Usage of を in トップを{走る/行く} [duplicate]

トップを{走る/行く} means for example leading in a race. Typically, if X is a location/space, X+を+motion verb means movement through/across X. Is トップを走る an example of such usage of を? (The runner is ...
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Direct object marked with a が? [duplicate]

I found the next sentence: 懐かしい。目を閉じれば、彼女との昔の事がまざまざと思い出せる It's marked with a が because of the adverb? Or is it something else?
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Should I use the particle に for 学校_行きます?

学校_行きます。 がっこう_いきます。 I assume that it does, because で or を doesn't really makes sense. Since で indicates that I'm going in school, and 学校 isn't really a direct object. Or is it?
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What is the difference between を vs の in 何を勉強します and 何の勉強します?

What is the difference between を vs の in 何を勉強します and 何の勉強します ? I noticed in sentences both variants. And I wonder which of them more properly or in which case they are should be used? P.S.Neither ...
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Should it be が大好き or を大好き? [duplicate]

I am very new to Japanese language and I am now kind of addicted to learning this beautiful language and the culture. Just a question I want to ask is: Which one of the below one is right? ...
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Use of object marker with no verb

I've checked this link but i'm afraid it didn't help my understanding in this example: とし子ちゃんにきくと、やっぱり自分のことをふつうだと言った。 When she asked とし子, とし子 also said that her own affairs were ordinary (my, ...
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Why are these particles used here?

The following sentence is from a blog called Nippon Talk: お湯{ゆ}を使{つか}える洗濯機{せんたくき}のパワーに感動{かんどう}した夫{おっと}は、沖縄{おきなわ}旅行{りょこう}から帰{かえ}るとすぐにその洗濯機{せんたくき}についての情報{じょうほう}を調{しら}べ始{はじ}めた。 I'm trying to pick ...
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あなたはすき vs あなたをすき [duplicate]

I'm learning Japanese and one point that confuses me is the use of particles. For this example, if I want to express 'I like you', which one should I use? Grammatically, 'あなたをすき' seems to be the ...
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If the particle wo is used to indicate direct object why isn't it used in some sentences where there are direct objects?

I'm confused about the use of the wo/o particle. I've read many times that is used to indicate direct objects, but in phrases like this there is a direct object and there isn't a particle wo to ...
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Can someone help me understand Japanese particles?

This my first post, so hello everyone! wa vs ga: When I introduce myself to someone, is it always assumed that my name is already the topic even though nobody has mentioned it before? I've never ...
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Why does 電池 take the を particle

The sentence 咲は電池{でんち}を時計{とけい}に入{はい}れました。 Translates as "Saki put the batteries in the watch" but would would 電池 take を in this case?
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厳密性 why here is used like an adjective despite the を

日向さんってそんなにすごい人なんですか? (凄い、の定義を聞こうとして、やめた。こういう厳密性を問う話し方は井江には似合わないと思ったからだった.) For what I understand the character is wondering about the other definition of すごい。Then he stops asking because he think that ...
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What is the difference between は and を?

They seem to be used in the same way.
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