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Originally Posted by pacerier
ok i'l try to refrain from direct translation. thanks for the examples in the previous post.
regarding particles, i've heard that の can be an "equivalent indicator". the examples of my textbook have the right side of the の as a name.
e.g.1 わたしのいぬのチロはてりあです
e.g.2 あのほんはともだちのひろこさんにあげました
so my question is that is it required for the right side of the の to be a name, if not what else could be substituted?
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It's very, very difficult to answer your question on a forum. There are so many uses for の that I don't really want to try and explain here.
Could you limit your question in some way to make it so we don't end up typing about a hundred pages of explanation?
Think of の as meaning a few different things:
1. 's (possession) 私の猫 (my cat)
2. definition 友達のほろこちゃん (my friend Hiroko)
3. emphasis or question as a sentence-ending particle ピザをたべたの？ (Did you eat pizza?)
4. nominalization たべるのが好きだ (I like eating)
There are others, but it's 6:30 am and I can't think straight.