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N1のN2
「の(no)」is a particle which connects two nouns.
N1 modifies following N2.
・（Postpositional）Particle: A word that fleshes out the meaning of the noun in the sentence, that serve the same purpose as a preposition but come after the noun.
Let's see how it connect two nouns in the following example.
e.g. わたしは ふじだいがくの がくせいです。
Watashi wa Fuji daigaku no gakuseidesu.
I am a student of Fuji universty.
e.g. わたしは Toyotaの しゃいんです。
Watashi wa Toyota no syaindesu.
I am an employee of Toyota.
(N1: Name of the group(company,school...) which N2 belongs)
e.g. たなかさんの かばん
Tanakasan no kaban
Mr.Tanaka’s bag
e.g. わたしのしゅみは りょこうです。
Watashi no syumi wa Ryokodesu.
My hobby is traveling.
(N1 owns N2)
e.g. にほんの くるま
Nihon no Kuruma
a car made in Japan
(N1: country or place, N2: product N2 is made in N1)
e.g. これは やさいの スープです。
Kore wa yasai no supū desu.
This is vegetable soup.
（N1: main ingredient or material, N2: thing N2 is made of N1)
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