1211
I thought the character "を" (wo) was only used for the particle whose only job
was to indicate the direct object of a verb.

But today I saw it at the end of an exclamation on a sign I think on a shop:

> 西部に活力を!!

So what job is を doing here?
CC BY-SA 3.0
2011-06-15T14:05:04.230
1209
2018-05-30T12:27:41.950
2011-09-14T07:56:34.543
125
125
question
usage particles hiragana particle-を kana-usage
Does the particle "を" (wo) have a special use when at the end of a sentence?
It's still the object marker. The sentence is just not finished and the verb
is implied.

(there was a question mentioning suspended sentences but I cannot find it for
the moment)

Anyway it's often used:

> フォースと共{とも}にあらんことを
>
> May the force be with you!

Additionally it gives some kind of propaganda feeling to the sentence.
CC BY-SA 4.0
2011-06-15T14:25:45.860
1211
2018-05-30T12:27:41.950
2020-06-17T08:18:27.500
-1
1209
answer
It's just an ellipsis of the verb. It happens too with other particles, for
example, you have "復興へ！" (towards reconstruction!) here and there in the
Tohoku area.

I think that it is mostly used in an incentive context, to express "let's
all…"
CC BY-SA 3.0
2011-06-16T09:50:26.807
1241
2011-06-17T05:55:42.403
2011-06-17T05:55:42.403
28
356
1209
answer