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の
English
Particle
See also: 乃
occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
indicates possessive
Particle
nominalizes verbs and adjectives
Particle
See also: が・1
substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
Particle
often ん
(at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
Particle
Female term or language
(at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
Particle
(at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
Grammar
～の: 's, of
～の: Turn a phrase ending in a verb into a 'noun phrase'
～の: ? (sentence ending particle - question) [F]
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