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の
no · 's, of (possession and description)
の links two nouns: the first owns, describes or narrows the second, as in 私の本 (my book) or 日本語の本 (a Japanese book).
How to form it
| Noun + の + Noun | 先生の傘 |
| Noun + の (second noun left out) | これは私のです。 |
How it is used
The order is the reverse of English 'of': 「日本の車」 is a car of Japan, a Japanese car.
When the second noun is obvious it can go: 「この傘は田中さんのです」, this umbrella is Tanaka's.
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- これは私の傘です。This is my umbrella.
- 日本語の先生はやさしいです。Our Japanese teacher is kind.
- 駅の前で会いましょう。Let's meet in front of the station.
- その本は兄のです。That book is my older brother's.