N１のN２
N1 no N2
The particle の has various uses. Today you will learn the new use of の.
N１（content, detail）のN２
N1 explains what N2 is about.
e.g.
これはスペイン語の本です。
N1 N2
kore wa supein go no hon desu.
This is a book about Spanish.
それは車の雑誌です。
N1 N2
sore wa kuruma no zasshi desu.
That is a magazine about cars.
あれは日本語の本です。
N1 N2
are wa nihongo no hon desu.
That is a book about Japanese.
何の〜
nan no~
If you don’t know N1 of N1のN2, you can use 何の to ask.
e.g.
これはスペイン語の本です。
N1 N2
kore wa supein go no hon desu.
This is a book about Spanish.
→これは何の本ですか。
N1(？) N2
kore wa nan no hon desu ka.
What is this book about?
それは車の雑誌です。
N1 N2
sore wa kuruma no zasshi desu.
That is a magazine about cars.
→それは何の雑誌ですか。
N1 (？) N2
sore wa nan no zasshi desu ka.
What is that magazine about?
あれは日本語の本です。
N1 N2
are wa nihongo no hon desu.
That is a book about Japanese.
→あれは何の本ですか。
N1(？) N2
are wa nan no hon desu ka.
What is that book about?
A：これは何の本ですか。
N1(？) N2
kore wa nan no hon desu ka.
What is this book about?
B：英語の本です。
N1 N2
eego no hon desu.
It’s a book about English.
A：それは何の雑誌ですか。
N1(？) N2
sore wa nan no zasshi desu ka.
What is that magazine about?
B：コンピューターの雑誌です。
N1 N2
konpyuutaa no zasshi desu.
It’s a magazine about computers.
A：あれは何の本ですか。
N1(？) N2
are wa nan no hon desu ka.
What is that book about?
B：ポルトガル語の本です。
N1 N2
porutogarugo no hon desu.
It’s a book about Portuguese.
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