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So I am a beginner when it comes to Japanese and today I stumbled upon the
phrase "鍵を開ける". As I understand, one of the usages of the particle で is, how
something or where something is done. i.e: 日本語で話{はな}す or 家で働{はたら}く

While the particle を is used to define the object of the action. So I assumed
"鍵を開ける" would mean "to open the key". But it doesn't.

  * Why is that?
  * Is 開ける just an exception when it comes to particles?
  * Are particles generally used differently depending on the verb?
  * Am I misunderstanding something or is this just another use of the particle を?
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Why 鍵{かぎ}を開{あ}ける instead of 鍵で開ける
[鍵 also means "lock"](https://jisho.org/search/%E9%8D%B5), not just "key".
Yes, it will take your English-speaking brain some time to come to terms with
it.
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