"I put the postcard in the mailbox."
Translation:ポストにハガキを入れました。
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Maybe, Postcards are now such a foreign concept that it needs to be written in Katakana? (Just kidding)
My best guess (I am not a native speaker nor do I live in Japan - I just noticed this in some Anime and games): sometimes, japanese native words are written in Katakana especially noticable on big billboards and some shopping signs to visually stand out. Like when there is a word/product you want to emphasize on ads, you write only these words in bold or italic so the bypasser instantly notices it.
I think it might be the same with Katakana: they're generally large and blocky and as a side effect also can be better recognized by foreigners/tourists.
Does anyone know if there's a reason it should be wrong if one wrote it "ハガキをポストに入れました"?
Why does ”i already put the letter in the mail box" use は and "i put the postcard in the mailbox" use を?
Perhaps, I think 'ポスト' is a postbox.
Because a letterbox is called '郵便受け'. ポストare in town. 郵便受けare in front of each house.
This question directly contradicts the one before it "あの封筒はポストに入りました" that one i originally got wrong for using を instead of は and now this one i get wrong for the opposite reason. What is the deal??
For some reason I read it with the 'I took a pill in Ibiza' tune, and it oddly fits it.
