Why is the を particle used twice here


I came across this sentence in the basic kanji book

> くつ **を** 一足とくつ下を四足買いました

The sentence has two を particles even though I thought the を particles can
only be used once in a sentence. I thought since the と particle connects two
nouns together it would look like this:

> くつの一足 **と** くつ下の四足を買いました

Is this not possible or is the whole grammar wrong? Why is it like that?




This を particle does not necessarily represent the object marker. Let's
explore why.

> くつを一足 (one pair of shoes)

This を is used in connection with counters. It does not necessarily indicate a
direct object here. According to the answer found
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/8165/22352) (and
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/17832/22352)), when working with
counters, you can use the following structure:

> (Noun) (Particle) (Number + Counter) (Verb/Verb Phrase)

But where is the verb in this case? So far, we have `Noun を Number + Counter`
but no Verb. This is because there is yet another noun used in relation to the
verb. (You aren't just buying a pair of shoes, you're also buying a pair of
socks.)

The key here is the fact that there is a と in this sentence. In this case, と
is used for making a list--translated to `and` in this case.

I want to make a special note that `くつを一足` is a noun phrase. In other words,
it acts like a single noun in terms of sentence creation. The same goes with
`くつ下を四足.` These both combine to be the direct object. This grammar structure
is not uncommon, as you will see in the other answers above, but a good rule
of thumb goes like this:

> (Noun) (Particle) (Number + Counter) と (Noun) (Particle) (Number + Counter)
> (repeat if necessary)+ (Verb/Verb Phrase)
>
> くつを一足とくつ下を四足 + Verb Phrase (one pair of shoes and four pairs of socks + verb
> phrase)

So what's the direct object? In this case, it's the part of the sentence just
above in yellow. `One pair of shoes, and four pairs of socks` is our direct
object.

We are combining two different ideas into one sentence here:

> くつを一足買いました。
>
> くつ下を四足買いました。

Putting it together, we can either say:

> くつを一足とくつ下を四足買いました。
>
> くつ下を四足とくつを一足買いました。

Should we include the counters as part of the direct object? Well a direct
object applies to a noun. The phrase `noun+number+counter` is a noun phrase,
acting as a noun. So I would say yes.

Hope it helps.




This を particle does not necessarily represent the object marker. Let's
explore why.

> くつを一足 (one pair of shoes)

This を is used in connection with counters. It does not necessarily indicate a
direct object here. According to the answer found
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/8165/22352) (and
[here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/17832/22352)), when working with
counters, you can use the following structure:

> (Noun) (Particle) (Number + Counter) (Verb/Verb Phrase)

But where is the verb in this case? So far, we have `Noun を Number + Counter`
but no Verb. This is because there is yet another noun used in relation to the
verb. (You aren't just buying a pair of shoes, you're also buying a pair of
socks.)

The key here is the fact that there is a と in this sentence. In this case, と
is used for making a list--translated to `and` in this case.

I want to make a special note that `くつを一足` is a noun phrase. In other words,
it acts like a single noun in terms of sentence creation. The same goes with
`くつ下を四足.` These both combine to be the direct object. This grammar structure
is not uncommon, as you will see in the other answers above, but a good rule
of thumb goes like this:

> (Noun) (Particle) (Number + Counter) と (Noun) (Particle) (Number + Counter)
> (repeat if necessary)+ (Verb/Verb Phrase)
>
> くつを一足とくつ下を四足 + Verb Phrase (one pair of shoes and four pairs of socks + verb
> phrase)

So what's the direct object? In this case, it's the part of the sentence just
above in yellow. `One pair of shoes, and four pairs of socks` is our direct
object.

We are combining two different ideas into one sentence here:

> くつを一足買いました。
>
> くつ下を四足買いました。

Putting it together, we can either say:

> くつを一足とくつ下を四足買いました。
>
> くつ下を四足とくつを一足買いました。

Should we include the counters as part of the direct object? Well a direct
object applies to a noun. The phrase `noun+number+counter` is a noun phrase,
acting as a noun. So I would say yes.

Hope it helps.

