〜の（所有）
〜の（所有） means 's; of (possession). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. の connects nouns and shows possession or a relationship. Put it after a person or thing to mean 'someone's' or 'of something'.
Japanese sources describe it as 「所有を表す助詞」.
〜の（所有） examples
これは私の本です。
This is my book.
田中さんのかばんです。
It is Mr./Ms. Tanaka's bag.
〜の（所有） exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
これは私（ ）本です。
- の ✓
- は
- も
- か
This is my book.
田中さん（ ）かばんはこれです。
- は
- も
- の ✓
- を
Mr./Ms. Tanaka's bag is this one.
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