2. Particleのconnectstwonouns
私の電話番号
わたしのでんわばんごう
大学の先生
だいがくのせんせい
日本語の学生
にほんごのがくせい
日本の大学
にほんのだいがく
my phone number
college professor
student of Japanese
college in Japan
の can be used to make a noun into an
adjective. 大学 (だいがく), or college,
describes the 先生 (せんせい), teacher.
日本語 (にほんご), Japanese
(language), is the kind of student.
It can also be compared to ‘s.
“College’s professor”, “Japanese’s
student” and “Japan’s college” can all
be interpreted, however awkwardly, as
these phrases