N1のN2 -Particle ”の(no)”- 【Japanese grammar commentary】

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N1のN2

「の(no)」is a particle which connects two nouns.
 Noun1 modifies following Noun2.

・（Postpositional）Particle: A word that fleshes out the meaning of the noun in the sentence, that serve the same purpose as a preposition but come after the noun.

 

Examples

Let's see how it connect two nouns in the following example.

👉N1 is a name of a group(company,school...) which N2 belongs.

1. わたしは ふじだいがくの がくせいです。 
  Watashi wa Fuji daigaku no gakuseidesu.

 I am a student of Fuji universty.

2. わたしは トヨタの しゃいんです。
 Watashi wa Toyota no syaindesu.
 I am an employee of Toyota.

 

👉N1 owns N2

3. たなかさんの かばん　
 Tanakasan no kaban
 Mr.Tanaka’s bag
 
4. わたしのしゅみは りょこうです。 　
 Watashi no syumi wa Ryokodesu.
 My hobby is traveling.
　　

 👉N2 is made in N1 (N1: country or place, N2: product )   

5. にほんの くるま　　
 Nihon no Kuruma　
 a car made in Japan

6. イタリアのかばん

 Itaria no kaban

 a bag made in Italy

👉N2 is made of N1（N1: main ingredient or material, N2: thing)

 7. これは やさいの スープです。　
 Kore wa yasai no supū desu.
 This is vegetable soup.

8. 「からあげ」は とりにくの りょうりです。
 Karaage wa toriniku no ryori desu.

 "Karaage" is a dish made with chicken.

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