名詞＋の＋名詞

Place the describing noun first, then の, then the main noun. This can express ownership, affiliation, time, place, or another relationship. の does more than translate the English possessive ‘s’; context determines how the nouns are connected.

1. 1Describing noun + の + main noun
2. 2Noun + の + noun + の + main noun
3. 3これら / それら / あれら + の + noun; この / その / あの + noun

1. 1姉の自転車は青いです。My older sister’s bicycle is blue.
2. 2来週の予定を確認しました。I checked next week’s schedule.

これらの問題 takes の, but この問題 already has a noun modifier: do not add another の. An ordinary verb clause also attaches directly, as in 昨日買った本. A な-adjective normally uses な before its noun.

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1. 第4条な形容詞＋だった・でしたDescribe a past quality or condition
2. 第10条〜おかげでThanks to; credit a helpful cause
3. 第11条名詞を修飾する文Describe a noun with a clause: the person who…; the thing that…

• Tofugu: Particle の as a noun modifier ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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