N5 — outside your level filter
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のnoN5neutral
の — hangs one noun off another, the first describing the second
それ、私の傘じゃない？
sore, watashi no kasa ja nai?
Isn't that my umbrella? casual
昔からドイツの車が好きなんだ。
mukashi kara doitsu no kuruma ga suki nan da.
I've liked German cars for ages. casual
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possession and belonging — the first noun owns or comes with the second
それ、私の傘じゃない？
sore, watashi no kasa ja nai?
Isn't that my umbrella? casual
明日は会社の車で行きます。
ashita wa kaisha no kuruma de ikimasu.
Tomorrow I'll go in the company car. neutral
what kind — origin, subject or time, narrowing the noun that follows
昔からドイツの車が好きなんだ。
mukashi kara doitsu no kuruma ga suki nan da.
I've liked German cars for ages. casual
妹は日本語の先生です。
imouto wa nihongo no sensei desu.
My younger sister teaches Japanese. neutral
こちらが先週の会議の議事録でございます。
kochira ga senshuu no kaigi no gijiroku de gozaimasu.
These are the minutes of last week's meeting. formal
apposition — both nouns name the same thing, the first saying which
友だちの田中さんが手伝ってくれました。
tomodachi no tanaka-san ga tetsudatte kuremashita.
My friend Tanaka helped me out. neutral
relative position — の connects the noun to words like 上 or 中
鍵、机の上に置いといたよ。
kagi, tsukue no ue ni oitoita yo.
I've left the key on the desk. casual
駅の近くにコンビニがあります。
eki no chikaku ni konbini ga arimasu.
There's a convenience store near the station. neutral
the noun left off — の alone stands in for a noun everyone knows
「この傘、だれの？」「たぶん田中さんのだよ。」
"kono kasa, dare no?" "tabun tanaka-san no da yo."
"Whose umbrella is this?" "Tanaka's, probably." casual
私の車は古いので、今日は父のを借りました。
watashi no kuruma wa furui node, kyou wa chichi no o karimashita.
My car is old, so today I borrowed my father's. neutral