の
No
Other forms: 之
乃 (No) is a Japanese particle meaning “indicates possessive, nominalizes verbs and adjectives, substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases, indicates a confident conclusion”.
Meanings
- particleindicates possessiveorig. written 乃 or 之
- particlenominalizes verbs and adjectives
- particlesubstitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
- particleindicates a confident conclusionat sentence-end; falling tone
- particleindicates emotional emphasisat sentence-end
- particleindicates questionat sentence-end; rising tone
Examples
立ち退きの予告を受けた。
We received an eviction notice.
去年の選挙で労働党の票数が増えた。
The Labor Party's vote increased at last year's election.
彼女は無邪気なのか羞恥心がないのか。
Is she an innocent, or is she just shameless?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).