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N5 Leçon 6: 12/13

のPossessive use (Noun omission)

Structure

Noun + の + (previously mentioned noun)


Note: The previously mentioned noun is dropped.

Détails

  • Classe grammaticale

    Particle

  • Type de mot

    Case Marking Particle

  • Niveau de langue

    Standard

À propos de の

A common pattern in Japanese is referring back to a noun that has already been mentioned, without actually repeating it. This is achieved through the use of the particle の, in a similar way to its standard possessive use. The noun that would usually follow の is dropped, as it has either been said earlier in the sentence, or is understood clearly from context.

In these examples, it would also be grammatically correct to use the same noun following の, but as can be seen in the English translation, it results in unnecessary repetition. This is called word stacking/redundant words (重(かさ)ね言葉(ことば)) in Japanese, and is considered a poor writing/speech habit. Despite this, it is important to know that this の is exactly the same as the possessive の (with the following word simply being left out).

In the following sentence, we can see another common use of の that translates similarly to 'one' in English, when referring to non-specific things.

From this, it is clear that the repeated noun is not needed. Japanese is a language that avoids repeating words in many situations. This example shows noun replacement, rather than noun omission, another common use of の which we will cover in another lesson.

Synonymes

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Exemples

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    その帽子(ぼうし)は娘(むすめ)の(帽子(ぼうし))です。

    Ce chapeau est celui de ma fille.

    あのパソコンは君(きみ)の(パソコン)でしょう？

    Cet ordinateur est le tien, n'est-ce pas?

    木綿(もめん)のスカーフは私(わたし)の(スカーフ)です。

    L'écharpe en coton est la mienne.

    「この本(ほん)は誰(だれ)の(本(ほん))？」
    「先週(せんしゅう)に来(き)たお客(きゃく)さんの(本(ほん))。」

    ‘Ce livre, à qui est-ce?’. ‘C'est celui du client qui est venu la semaine dernière’.

    この駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)もあなたの会社(かいしゃ)の(駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう))ですか。

    Ceparking est aussi celui de votre entreprise?

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      の – Discussion Grammaire

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      • Kai

        Kai

        The・is often used in Japanese to mean “or.”

        So, the structure is [Noun 1 -or- Pronoun + のOptional Noun 2]. The・would have to be a + instead to indicate that the noun and pronoun are to be used in sequence together

      • gyroninja

        gyroninja

        That’s the problem. Bunpro uses a + which is why I am confused.
        I am familiar with the convention of ・ meaning or and I even used it when explaining what I was seeing in the example sentences in my previous post.

      • ELFanatic

        ELFanatic

        The optional noun is the pronoun.

        So for instance
        「この本は誰の(本)？」
        The second 本 would be translated to “this” in English, which is a pronoun. The の is replacing the pronoun.

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