N1のN2 (N1 no N2) — N1's N2 (whose?)

The の that answers "whose?" — it links two nouns with "'s / of".

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N1 + の + N2

To say whose something is, use の — exactly like Nepali "को / की / का", English "'s".
Besides ownership, the same の shows what something relates to: 日本語の先生 = a teacher of Japanese.

Owner first (N1), の in the middle, then the thing (N2): 先生の本 = the teacher's book.
An easy way to think: "whose book?" ──> "the teacher's book" ──> 先生の本.

The order never flips — 本の先生 would change the meaning.

The の that answers "from where?" comes in Lesson 3.

これは先生の本です。

これはせんせいのほんです。

This is the teacher's book.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) Whose book? ➔ The teacher's book. 先生 (teacher) ──> [ + の ✅ ] ──> 先生の (the teacher's) ──> [ + 本 ] ──> 先生の本.

これは私のかばんです。

これはわたしのかばんです。

This is my bag.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) Whose bag? ➔ My bag. 私 (I) ──> [ + の ✅ ] ──> 私の (my) ──> [ + かばん ] ──> 私のかばん.

田中さんは日本語の先生です。

たなかさんはにほんごのせんせいです。

Tanaka is a teacher of Japanese.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) A teacher of what? ➔ A teacher of Japanese. 日本語 ──> [ + の ✅ ] ──> 日本語の (of Japanese) ──> [ + 先生 ] ──> 日本語の先生.

Question: 1/3

Which one is "my book"?

💡 Hint: Whose? ➔ mine. Owner first, の in the middle.