Is there a direct translation?

Is there a direct translation?

Not in English. In most cases the ใ‚’ is not translated back if you were translating a sentence from Japanese into English.

ใ‚’ is an object marker. Itโ€™s function is to make clear what the object of the sentence is.

In your lesson: ใŽใ‚…ใ†ใซใ‚…ใ†ใ‚’ใฎใฟใพใ™ The ใ‚’ comes after the ใŽใ‚…ใ†ใซใ‚…ใ† (milk) to show that the milk is the object of the verb (milk is what the cat drinks) In the same way, for sentences in Japanese ใ‚’ would come after โ€œballโ€ in the sentence for โ€œI throw the ballโ€, after โ€œcarโ€ in the sentence โ€œI drive the carโ€.

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ใ‚’ is what we call a particle. It marks the direct object in a sentence.