Possession with の (no)

Basic syntax:

A no X

..meaning "X of A" or "A's X". This expresses basic possession or belonging.

Example sentences

  1. Watashi no namae wa Yuki desu - My name is Yuki.

  2. Anata no namae wa Taro desu - Your name is Taro.

  3. Watashi no kuruma desu - It is my car.

  4. Anata no tegami desu - It is your letter.

  5. Yuki no kaisha - Yuki's company.

  6. Taro no gakkou - School of Taro.

  7. Watashi no uchi desu - It is my home.

  8. Anata no ie - Your house.

  9. Yuki no isu desu - It is Yuki's chair.

  10. Taro no mado - Taro's window.

Vocabulary

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ie
house

mado
window

isu
chair

uchi
inside,
home

gakkou
school

kaisha
firm,
company

tegami
letter

kuruma
car

namae
name

no
possessive particle