〜の〜~ no ~
No (〜の〜) means “Link nouns and show relationships”.
A student at Toto University
In 「〜の〜」, put extra information first and the main noun second to show affiliation, ownership, or origin.
In the course
How it works
Look at the student in the picture. When introducing yourself, you can also say which university you attend.
「の」 joins two nouns to form 「NのN」. Both the university name and “student” are nouns.
The second noun is the main one. Here we are talking about a student; the university name before it tells us where the student studies.
It works the same way with a company and an employee: putting the company name first tells us which company the employee works for.
「の」 shows a relationship between nouns. A school and its students, or a company and its employees, show affiliation.
These relationships also include ownership: the first noun can tell us who owns the thing named after it.
The first noun can also show origin. You can use 「の」 to connect a thing with the place it comes from.
Watch the order: extra information comes first, and the main noun comes second. You cannot freely swap the two nouns.
Example sentences
- 東都touto大学daigakuのno学生gakusei
A student at Toto University
- IBCibcのno社員shain
An employee of IBC
In a conversation
- 山田初めまして、私は山田です。
Yamada: Nice to meet you, I'm Yamada.
- 佐藤初めまして、山田さん。私は佐藤です。IBN
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
A student at Toto University
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
佐藤さんは IBC です。
Ms./Mr. Sato is an employee at IBC.
More grammar in this theme
- 〜の〜Link nouns and show relationships
