部
Components
Grammar detail: particle の
particle の - noun replacement
Tweet
My current mastery of this grammar point:
Grammar games:
PLAY GRAMMAR MATCH
SENTENCE BUILDER
BOOST
The particle の can be used to turn an adjective or a verb phrase into the (grammatical) equivalent of a noun. This is known as 'nominalization'.
When following a verb, a direct translation is usually not needed. When following an adjective, a translation such as 'the one' usually fits:
の would typically be followed by another particle to indicate the role of the (new) noun phrase - as the topic (は), as the subject (が), as the object (を), or as an indirect question (か).
In colloquial speech, the particle の is often contracted to ん in certain uses, but in this usage of の it is always properly pronounced.
Kanji used in this grammar
Problem with this grammar? Question or
comment? Please CONTACT US.