JAPANESE GRAMMAR

PARTICLE の

GRAMMAR

When used with nouns, の has 2 meanings:• Possessive• Membership/belonging to a group/organization

PARTICLE の

Ex:これ　わたしの　くるまです。That is my car

セント　メアリーだいがくの　パトリックです。I am Patrick from Saint Mary’s University.

GRAMMAR

In English the possessive is implied by an ‘s or s’ depending on the whether the word I plural.

ENGLISH REVIEW

• John’s mother is here.• The school board’s decision.

Membership is expressed with a separate preposition and clause• I am with the FBI.• My name is John and I am in the Boston Pops.

GRAMMAR

In Japanese the particle の serves both functions

JAPANESE EXPLANATION

- To express possession (e.g. A’s B) say:Aの B

これ　わたしの　くるまです。That is my carレストランの　たべものThe restaurants food.

- To express belonging to an organization/group:organization の name

ときょうだいがく　の　たなかさんです。I am Mr. Tanaka from Tokyo University.