N5

Possession and Linking with の

Use の to show possession and link one noun to another in simple reading.

Read の as a linker between nounsExpress possession with patterns like XのYNotice how の creates descriptive noun phrases

Guided study

Possession

One of the first uses of の is possession. In beginner sentences, XのY often means Y of X or X's Y depending on what sounds natural in English.

わたしのほん

my book

の links the owner and the thing.

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たなかさんのかばん

Tanaka's bag

Another possession phrase using の.

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