KANAKUMA

JLPT N5 · Particles: roles and direction

〜の

Replaces an understood noun

Meaning

Replaces an understood noun.

Formation

  1. It replaces a noun clear from context: 赤いの, 私の
  2. After a na-adjective you need な: 静かなの

When to use it

Core use
Replaces an understood noun

Examples

13 sentences

  • 赤いあかいのをください

    Please give me the red one.

  • 私わたしのはこれです

    Mine is this one.

  • この傘かさは兄あにので、あの傘かさは私わたしのです

    This umbrella is my brother's, and that one is mine.

  • このペンは私わたしのです

    This pen is mine.

  • 赤いあかいのを二つふたつください

    Two red ones, please.

  • もっと小さいちいさいのはありますか

    Do you have a smaller one?

  • この傘かさはだれのですか

    Whose umbrella is this?

  • 静かしずかなのを選びえらびました

    I chose the quiet one.

5 more examples

  • 青いあおいのより白いしろいのが好きすきです

    I like the white one more than the blue one.

  • それは兄あにのです

    That is my older brother's.

  • 新しいあたらしいのは高いたかいです

    The new one is expensive.

  • これは日本にほんのですか

    Is this one from Japan?

  • 丈夫じょうぶなのが欲しいほしいです

    I want a sturdy one.

Important notes

  • の stands for a noun that is clear from context: 赤いの (the red one), 私の (mine). After a na-adjective keep な: 静かなの.

Common mistakes

  • 私のです (it is mine) differs from 私です (it is me). With people, this の is casual: あそこにいるのが弟です. For superiors or in polite speech use 人／方. After a noun keep 人: 赤い服の人.

Check yourself

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

  1. 青いあおいのより白いしろいのが好きすきです
  2. 新しいあたらしいのは高いたかいです
  3. 丈夫じょうぶなのが欲しいほしいです

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