noun1 の noun2

Today's topic is another easy one, the particle の (no). It is one of the most basic and common particle.

noun1 の noun2

- connects two nouns
- acts like a possessive in English ('s)
- main idea is always express at the back (noun2) while the noun1 acts more like a description.
- の (no) can also be used multiple times in a sentence

Let's see some examples to understand:

Example:
やましたせんせいのくるま。（Yamashita-sensei no kuruma)
 Professor Yamashita's car / A car of Professor Yamashita.
>> Here の (no) acts like a possessive. A car belonging to Professor Yamashita.

日本のだいがく。(Nihon no daigaku)
 A college in Japan.
>> The main idea is always placed at the back. "College" is the main idea, while Japan acts as a description for the college.

日本のじょせい。(Nihon no josei)
 A Japanese woman.
>> Similar with last example, the main idea is about the woman. 
Note: that in English the main idea can be either in front or back while in Japanese it's consistently at the back.

わたしのせんせいのなまえ。(Watashi no sensei no namae)
 My teacher's name.
>> In this example, の (no) is used multiple times. The main idea here is "name" which is at the back.

トムさんのかのじょはわたしのせんぱいです。(Tomu-san no kanojo wa watashi no senpai desu)
 Tom's girlfriend is my senior.
>> Here noun1 の noun2 actually acts like a big noun itself.


Note: What is "Main idea"?
Take for example やまださんのへや (Yamada-san no heya) which means "Yamada's room".
Yamada-san no heya
   : is a room (so its the main idea)
   : is NOT Yamada (thus Yamada is not the main idea)

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Vocabulary たんご 

車	くるま	kuruma	car
女性	じょせい	josei	woman, female
名前	なまえ	namae	name
先輩	せんぱい	senpai	honorific senior, superior
部屋	へや	heya	room