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を, the object marker

The pattern

[Object] o [verb]

を marks the thing the verb acts on. It is written with its own character but pronounced exactly like お.

The mistake to avoid

を is only ever used as a particle. You will never see it inside a word.

Examples

Rōmaji help
gohan o tabemasu.
I eat rice.
hon o yomimasu.
I read a book.
mizu o nomimasu.
I drink water.
terebi o mimasu.
I watch TV.