Do I say えいがにみました or えいがをみました　？


Do I say えいが **に** みました or えいが **を** みました？




With this class of perception verbs, the thing you are perceiving is the
**direct object**. We mark it as a direct object using the **accusative case
particle を** :

> 映画【えいが】 **を** 見ました【みました】

Other verbs in this class include 聞く【きく】 'hear' and 嗅ぐ【かぐ】 'smell'.

* * *

We would make it a direct object in English, too, by the way:

> I saw **a movie**.

Except that in English, we mark the direct object by its position in the
sentence. In Japanese, you use the accusative case particle を instead.

