Note: this tip
supposes a good understanding of transitive and intransitive verbs and
how they differ. Tip: Must of use come to learn that "wo" is
used to mark objects of transitive verbs. However, the
relationship is not exclusive. "wo" is also used by certain
intransitive verbs - mainly those describing motion (discussed here).
See below list & more moving verbs
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Common Intransitive Verbs that use "wo" |
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1 |
aruku |
koen
wo
arukimasu. (walk
through/around/in the park)
houdo
wo arukimasu ( walk
on/along the sidewalk)
mukou
wo aruiteiru hito (the person
walking [along] over there). |
|
2 |
sanpo suru |
koen
wo
sanpo shimasu. (walk
through
the park) |
| 3 |
agaru
上がる
not
the transitive ageru that has same kangi |
kaidan
wo agaru (ascend up
[on] the stairs; i.e. ascend
[on] the stairs)
kaidan
wo agatte itte kudasai (please go
up the stairs)
kaidan
wo agatte kimashita. (someone came
(here) down [on] the stairs) |
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4 |
noboru
上る |
kaidan
wo nobotte wa ikenai (* Don't climb
the stairs. lit. climbing the stairs is bad) |
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5 |
oriru
降りる
|
densha
wo orimas. (get off
[of] the train) |
|
6 |
tooru |
eki
wo
tooru. (pass/go
through the station) |
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7 |
magaru |
kado
wo migi e magaru (turn right
at the corner) |
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8
|
wataru |
michi
wo
wataru (cross [over on]
the road)
hashi
wo
wataru (cross [over on]
the bridge) |
| 9 |
kudaru *
下る
not
the transitive sagasu that has same kangi. |
oka
wo kudatte ikimashita (someone went
down [along] the hill)
oka
wo kudatte kitte (someone came
[here] down [along] the hill]
fune de kowa
wo kudaru (go down
[along] the river by boat)
sonotoori
wo kudaru (go down
[along] that road) |
| 10 |
oriru
下りる
|
kuruma wa oka wo hashiri
orimashita. (the car ran down [along]
the hill)
エスカレータ // エレベータ de shita ni orimasu. |
|
No so common Intransitive Verbs that use "wo" |
| |
tobu |
Hikouki wa sora
wo
tobimashita ( the airplane flew
across the sky) |
| |
toorinukeru
|
Mori
wo toori nuke
mashita. (cut through
the woods) |
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