Particle - の - Possessive - possessive particle

is a particle used to indicate possession. This is similar to the English possessive " 's ". It is used in the following structure: A B, Where B belongs to A. For example: お父さん猫 (Father's Cat).

Sample sentences

  • 終電は午後の9時まで行きます
    The last train will go away at 9 pm
  • それは最近の写真?
    Is that a recent photo?
  • あの猫を見なさい。
    Look at that cat.
  • このTシャツの値段は幾らですか
    How much is this T-Shirt?
  • あなたの名前は何ですか
    What is your name?
  • これはだれの教科書ですか
    Whose textbook is this?
  • 今月の家賃を払うのを忘れた。
    I forgot to pay the rent this month.
  • あなたの家に行きません
    I didn't go to your home
  • 月曜日に赤色の車を買いました
    I bought a red car on monday
  • 名古屋に交番の近くにネズミを見ました
    I saw a mouse near a police box in nagoya

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