#5 の (no) particle / Posessive particle (of)┃Absolute Beginner

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This time we will learn how to use the の (no) particle AKA the posessive particle!
This の particle is used for words like "mine", "yours", "his", "hers", "Misa's"...
Do you also know what "(profession / title) の (name)" means?
After this lesson you'll be able to make questions such as:
☆ Misa's Pikachu ;)
☆ What's your dog's name?
☆ Is this your umbrella?
and more!!
The の particle at the end of the sentence (e.g. 行くの？)
- • Explanatory の / んだ / ん...
(intermediate)
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[@JapaneseAmmowithMisa]

きのこのこのこげんきのこ♪ xD You can find the の particle in titles of lots of films and anime too! :D 君の名は (kimi NO na wa) - Your Name (name OF you) 天気の子 (tenki NO ko) - Weathering With You (lit. Child OF Weather) 鋼の錬金術師 (hagane NO renkin-jutsushi) - Fullmetal Alchemist (lit. Alchemist OF steel) ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 (jojo NO kimyou-na bouken) - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ハウルの動く城 (hauru NO ugoku shiro) - Howl's Moving Castle Also now you can understand what "あの子のスカートの中 (ano ko NO sukāto NO naka)" from the Japanese Pokemon theme song ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqOwhGeqodZnfa8 ) means too!! ;)

[@xtdycxtfuv9353]

is this a JoJo reference?

[@chickennoodlesoup5066]

Hey Misa! Thank you so much! I have a question though..how do you say Computer in Japanese? Because in the app I got it said that it’s “konpuutaa”

[@hiramzaldana153]

@@chickennoodlesoup5066 you can say KONPYUUTAA or PASOKON (which is a PC)

[@chickennoodlesoup5066]

Hiram Zaldana oh ok thank youuu

[@keithloveless7330]

Hi, I was thinking of giving myself a different name if I go to Japan since my name is a bit weird. My name is Keith, but there is no "TH" sound in Japanese. What do you think is a good way to write my name or change it slightly for Japanese? Thanks

[@ValhKira]

What's really great about these beginners lessons is that there is always A LOT of new vocabulary to learn along with the grammatical concepts, which makes it so easy to progress quickly! Thanks so much for your lessons!

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@stxrligxt omg that's what im doing RN, jotting things down makes it easy to remember

[@tzdtuc-pd9yv]

0:29 This is Japanese Ammon's Misa 1:06 My..わたしの... 1:18 This is mine これは私(わたし)のです 1:32 This is my computer これは私(わたし)のバソコンです 2:06 Boyfriend/Girlfriend 彼(かれ)/彼女(かのじょ) 2:30 This is my gf's bagこれは彼女(かのじょ)のかばんです 3:27 This is Mei's bag(inf.) これはメイのかばん 3:41 This is Mei's bag これはメイさんのかばんです 4:03This's my bf's carこれは彼(かれ)の車(くるま)です 4:37 This's Satoshi's carこれはサトシの車(くるま)です 4:52 先輩(せんばい)の〜 5:00 これはみさ先輩(せんばい)のチャンネルです 5:43 This's Mario's 🍄これはマリオのきのこです 5:51 Mushroom 🍄 木(き)の子(こ) 6:19 cute, right ?可愛(かわい)いです 6:25 mushroom song.. 7:33 This umbrella. この傘(かさ)🌂 7:44 This🌂is mine.この傘(かさ)は私(わたし)のです 7:59 Is this Satsuki's🌂?これはさつきさんの傘(かさ)ですか 8:14That 🌂is mine.その傘(かさ)は私(わたし)のです 8:37Is that Satsuki's🌂それはさつきさんの傘ですか 8:52 Really ? 本当(ほんとう)に 8:59それは本当(ほんとう)にさつきさんの傘ですか 9:38 Nintendo's game ニンテンドーのゲーム 9:51Is this Nintendo's Game? それはニンテンドーのゲームですか 10:08 Dog's name 犬(いぬ)の名前(なまえ) 10:22 What's the dog's name 犬(いぬ)の名前(なまえ)は何(なん)ですか 10:56 ショーンさんの犬(いぬ)の名前(なまえ)は何(なん)ですか (formal) 11:22 ショーンの犬(いぬ)の名前(なまえ)は何(なに)？(informal) 11:41 12:15 Rat/Mouse ねずみ鼠🐁 11:50 Rat どぶねずみ溝鼠 12:05 ラット Fancy rat ファンシーラット 12:26 みさのねずみの名前(なまえ)は何(なん)ですか (formal) 13:12 Mother's Day 母(はは)の日(ひ) 13:43 My gf's birthday.彼女(かのじゃ)の誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び) 13:56 Happy Birthday 誕(たん)生(じょう)日(び)おめでとう 14:13Today is my gf's birthday今日(きょう)は彼女(かのじゃ)の誕生日(たんじょうび)です 14:30 わたしの誕生日(たんじょうび)2月8日(にがつようか)です 14:48 Today's weather. 今日(きょう)の天気(てんき) 15:53 ピカチュウの色(いろ)は黄色(きいろ)だす 16:28 japanese movie 日本(にほん)の映画(えいが) 16:56 japanese flag日本(にほん)の国旗(こっき) 17:18 film in japanese日本語(にほんご)の映画(えいが) 18:14 日本人(にほんじん)の映画(えいが) 19:11 Japanese friend 日本人(にほんじん)の友達(ともだち) 19:36 on the desk 机(つくえ)の上(うえ) 20:06 below the desk 机(つくえ)の下(した) 20:18 near the supermarket スーパーの近(ちか)く 21:00 my friend Asako 友達(ともだち)のあさこ 21:41 This is my bf Naruto. 彼氏(かれし)のなるとです 21:48 Bf vs. He/Bf 彼氏(かれし) vs 彼(かれ) 22:05 The protagonist Naruto主人公(しゅじんこう)のなると 22:18 Winnie the Pooh 熊(くま)のプーさん 23:06 Minnie Mouse ミニーちゃん

[@mlc4495]

In the game Yakuza 0 there's a part where a mushroom seller has to come up with a catchy tune to sell his back-alley Shitake mushrooms. I always had a suspicion that that part was influenced by real world events. I guess I was correct. Very well played.

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Bless your soul. Thank you for this thorough lesson!! I’ve been taking Japanese classes and I’m the only one who can’t wrap my mind around particles in complex sentences.

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Around 9:00 is when the wa/desu sentence structure really clicked for me. Gotta say, this is a good series. Thanks for the lessons!

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It’s 7, been like this for 5 months which is good ig.

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[@SloganMotion]

Misa I was literally looking for this lesson today! すごい　ありがとう　みさせんせい！！

[@joebroadinjapan]

の is the most difficult particle to use, I think. It has so many different uses and meanings, it is very difficult to understand. Thank you for this video! I need to study this more.

[@jacksontyler4215]

True

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[@na-chan163]

kinoko no kono ko genki no ko~ I wouldn't get this out of my head now!

[@AJ-ce4fd]

So, what do you do if you're in a situation where you have to talk about someone you know nothing about, not even their name? Just a passing stranger.

[@AikawaGeorge]

then you can say あなた（anata） if you speak directly to person, or この人／あの人（konohito/anohito）if you speak about someone with another person.

[@atahaval9470]

say sumimasen and get their attention

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[@MatthiasHerodotus]

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[@squalorvictoria]

Watching this on february 8th........ what a coincidence! たんじょうびおめでとうみさちゃん！

[@patsuan356]

19:30 in kyrgyz language we also put possession ending, ending or particle no big dif, at the end of the noun, and then add a preposition . Will be easy to remember that. Aside from that there are some other areas I noticed our language are similar, in terms of the grammar

[@metatrix4251]

That's funny, when you asked if we knew how to say "girlfriend", for some obscure reason I thought "kanjobi". Turns out this was a weird hybrid between girlfriend and birthday. Love your videos!

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I love your lessons, you always bring some more of what they're about and always give us a glimpse of how a Japanese person perceives Japan and the language. These are real lessons, thank you so much for what you are doing!

[@ClaudiniGod]

Which video should I watch next after this one? These guides are very nice and enjoyable.

[@vit.budina]

This might be a stretch, but after some head-scratching, I found some logic in the "tomodachi no Asako". In that context, I consider the 'no' particle an adjective-forming block. It kinda makes sense: Friend 'no' Asako > friendly Asako > friend Asako Boyfriend 'no' Naruto > 'boyfriendal' Naruto (not a word, but it gets the message across) > boyfriend Naruto Protagonist 'no' Naruto > protagonist (adjective) Naruto > protagonist Naruto

[@sanshi5275]

I, too, had difficulty making sense of this particular use of "no", and I don't know if it will help, but my logic still uses the idea of something possessing another. So for tomodachi no Asako, I think of it as "Asako belonging to the class (of being a ) friend". Or Protagonist no Naruto, I think of it as "Naruto belonging to the class (of being a) Protagonist.

[@tiggolbitties8761]

ミサせんせいのチャンネルはすごいです♥️♥️

[@ducaveli]

Thank you Misa. I started learning Japanese a while ago and you’re videos have really helped 😊

[@honeypotstudios]

This series has helped me a lot!!! I’ve been studying Japanese for a while now, but it’s still confusing to me. The way you break down grammar, though, makes learning the language very easy!!! 😄 Thank you!

[@charackthe]

Today I learned a japanese word that is offensive for rats :) I hope I'll also learn the logic behind phrases like 左の出口

[@topesjeebal8760]

man, do NOT wanna offend rats! *looks in the distance* trust me...they can hold a grudge....

[@primemetacomet5820]

Idk if that 左の出口 is a figure of speech, but if you take it at face value it translates to: (ひだり/左/left) の (でぐち/出口/exit). Meaning “the left exit” Could be used on a train or something idk

[@charackthe]

@@primemetacomet5820 It is also used in navigation apps but I do not understand the logic beneth the no usage here. It is like left's exit or exit of the left. Because of this I can't understand the usage of no in some places.

[@primemetacomet5820]

@@charackthe it can be confusing because the の particle doesn't perfectly translate to English (in some instances) meaning it's hard to reverse-translate back to English and end up with something that makes sense. In this example, it makes more sense to put a 'the' in front of the two words and put them into english, however most of the time the の particle is for possession.

[@charackthe]

@@primemetacomet5820 This is why I'm trying my best to not associate with English while studying Japanese but it is still so hard to understand the usage of no.

[@narendramylam4739]

beauty is not only the thing we see, as per this channel its about teaching also

[@74Ahly]

めっちゃ面白い😄 次は楽しみにしています。 きのこのこのこ元気のき笑笑 😂😂

[@xuly3129]

The の particle is similar to the Esperanto “de”, but with the two flipped (A の B = B de A) ありがとうございます。

[@muttlanguages3912]

That explains characters saying baka no (name). Ty!

[@erichnava6774]

I already watch the videos #1 to #5 (which is this video) from New Absolute Beginer Lesson. Now, I don't know what to watch next after this and I'm completely beginer.

[@Buckship]

みささんの動画は素晴らしいです。ありがとうございます。

[@ertugrulaydn2136]

これをみんなに言っているこの世界🌍で一番良い日本語の先生はMISA さんです😊😊

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ありがとうございます先生！

[@toonytube2444]

Thank you.

[@TheStruggler0]

happy birthday in advance misa sensei ily

[@amitkumargupta6025]

Very good leaning

[@TamaraVlogs]

Misa your videos are awesome, so thoughtful and detailed. I’m so grateful to use them as a resource in learning Japanese! I used to have rats as pets too and they’re the best!! Saru is such a cute name for a rat I’m gonna DIEEEE 😭😭😭☺️☺️🥰🥰🥰

[@jonhummel4341]

It's a me, Mario. I appreciate learning a mushroom pun. I'll have to remember that. Kinoko no kono ko genki no ko. Another すごい lesson. I wouldn't be surprised if you named all your fancy rats Pikachu.

[@IrisMG]

Yay! Beginner lessons are back!

[@amitkumargupta6025]

Thankyou

[@brandonbera2323]

I'm so glad you included the short alternate usage (X describes Y) because I couldn't find that information anywhere else! That structure was in a JLPT N5 practice question that I got wrong but now I get it. :^) Thank you!

[@tls-mz1fu]

I knew about this particle already, but this still helped me understand it more ! ありがとう！！！！！

[@micheltarifa6873]

thanks

[@lynkkx]

I feel uncomfortable talking about Mario's little mushroom.

[@Mewwiee1]

i agree

[@user-rn5xy6gm9z]

Kimoi

[@FirstLast-yh7gj]

🤣

[@IbrahimXD.]

SPOILERS!

[@curtisreynolds7375]

🤣

[@racebannon3672]

Great video!!

[@JoachimderZweite]

Many thanks. I hope you are safely back in Japan.

[@topesjeebal8760]

今日の昼ご飯は鴨の足と芋のパンケーキ！俺の料理はスロバキア料理で、超おいしいよ!! きょうのひるごはんはかものあしといものパンケーキ！おれのりようりはスロバキアりようりで、ちょおいしいよ！

[@cangue4805]

Arigatougozaimazu misa sensei! You alwais bring us something funny to watch and learn!!

[@uwua6509]

Could you make a video about the differences between particles に and には?

[@Zenoxio]

Thank you for these, they are high quality videos! I look forward to video #6

[@charlieace4004]

Konnichiwa Misa san, I'm really new to Japanese, I've been learning for around 3 weeks now. Just wondering if youwould consider making a video on general vocabulary because im finding it hard to study it. Arigato Gozaimasu!

[@chini3271]

can we use " kore wa hontoo ni satsuki-san no casa desu." to say, "this really is satsuki's umbrella"?

[@hikaricastillo4090]

Thank you so much Misa sensei. Learning Nihongo is not so boring because of you.. More learnings to share;)

[@dianadzoana6347]

かわいい💞

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みさ you are amazing .. a really good sensei thank you for everything 💝 watachi wa learning a lot thank you 🙏🏻

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You cracked me up with "Poo is owned by a bear".

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Está Intro do canal é simplesmente maravilhosa, amei!

[@matimatiz]

Arigatou gozaimasu Misa sensei, your lessons are very interesting Also i'm still learning English lol 😂

[@ketiyapeangeerasa993]

Good

[@RfdsRs]

みさ先生 would you please explain が as an ending particle

[@martin.ferrer.bolivar]

が is used in this way fairly often to act as a 'softener' by implying something like "there's something I want to ask, but I don't know if it's okay/you're busy/etc". It's just a way of making your question less impressing/more polite. (from stackexchange)

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Noooo! Did she stop remaking the absolute beginner series after 5?

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ありがとうございます！!

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Very helpful ❤️love your videos

[@DeHaos]

この初級の動画でも構わないですけど僕のレベル以下ものだから。そうすると初級の動画をリリースしてくれてありがとうございました。何から何まで教えていただき、大変お世話になりましたー。N3の動画とか有名なことわざを見込むことに楽しみにしています。

[@muttlanguages3912]

The kinoko song reminds me of the coconut song "a coconut nut is not a nut, etc"

[@lynpearson5058]

先生の髪は豪華です

[@maxkolchinsky9544]

Satoshi is very lucky to have you :)

[@DanVR001]

"Mario's mushroom" sounds like a naughty word.

[@jeff-8511]

DanVR at first I was shocked but then I recognized the reference and it sounded less naughty

[@FirstLast-yh7gj]

Well at least it's a healthy mushroom 😉

[@naele2000]

Hello Misa Sensei! Thank you so much for your content

[@pikachu7013]

Wow,you are too good ♥️

[@micheltarifa6873]

12:34

[@tls-mz1fu]

Wow. All this time I thought your name was Misa Ammono.

[@euricoferreira2084]

ミサ先生、ありがとうございます。おげんきですか。

[@nanane19994u]

I have a question. Why do we write ピカチュウ and not ピカチュー. I recently started learning japanese and I was said that in hiragana you use う to make syllables which ends with u sound longer and in katakana you use ー. So why do we use the u katakana (ウ) in ピカチュウ ?

[@etc3redsox]

the name is derived from a combination of two Japanese onomatopoeia: ピカピカ (pikapika), a sparkling sound, and チュウチュウ (chūchū), a sound a mouse makes.

[@remflames5304]

I'm not understanding the 2nd portion of the の particle could I ask u to explain it a bit more

[@steven54shane]

きのこ = the child of the tree = mushroom..wow now I’ll never forget 😀

[@nataliewebster5361]

Hi Misa! How do you tell the difference between 'A Japanese university' and 'A University in Japan'? I am confused!!!!

[@ertugrulaydn2136]

Misa San by the way, the toys behind you are so sweet😆

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Which video of yours should I watch after this to continue learning at a beginner pace?

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お疲れ様😆🎵🎵

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🇯🇵 ♥️

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ありがとうございます。：）

[@jaykenarn6223]

Talking about mushrooms . . . Luffy no mushroom

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Misa sensei is so funny:))

[@bryronify]

Which is preferred? Nihon no Tabemono v.s. Washoku

[@nootherlikemyownskin3818]

Ponyo based on the story characters. Inspired dialogue. "Kooichi and Ponyo" Could you have emotional responses to this characters? Dialogue in Japanese. For a Japanese lesson. When you're able to.

[@buttholedelicious2276]

anyone else think misa looks so cute in the thumbnail?

[@Caine61]

私の誕生日も2月8日です 😁

[@MrARMANDOCJ]

I find it easier to think that in the case "友 達 の あ さ こ", "友 達" is my friend list, so あ さ こ belongs to my friend list, so he is my friend.

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If you just watch two videos per day and do a little note taking, in a few months you will know actually a lot of advanced beginner Japanese!