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Sora o tobimasu.

(He) flies (in) the sky.

公園を (or で) 散歩します。

Kōen o (or de) sanpo shimasu.
(He) strolls (in) the park.

うちを出ます。

Uchi o demasu.

(He) leaves the house.

Verbs that can take a direct object or a noun marked by the

particle o are called transitive verbs. Note that not all transitive
verbs in English are also transitive verbs in Japanese. The
following are examples of transitive verbs in Japanese with a

sample direct object in the parentheses.

（コーヒーを）飲む (kōhī o) nomu drinks (coffee)

（本を）読む (hon o) yomu reads (a book)

（手紙を）書く (tegami o) kaku writes (a letter)

（日本語を）話す (Nihongo o) speaks (Japanese)
hanasu

（音楽を）聞く (ongaku o) kiku listens (to music)
（晩ご飯を）作る (ban go-han o) makes (dinner)

tsukuru

（靴を）買う (kutsu o) kau buys (shoes)

（はさみを）使う (hasami o) uses (scissors)
tsukau

（皿を）洗う (sara o) ara(w)u washes (dishes)

（ピアノを）習う (piano o) learns (how to play