Interjection (kandoushi) See also: うん・1 yes, yeah, uh huh huh?, what? Auxiliary verb Suffix See also: ぬ negative verb ending used in informal speech; abbr. of negative verb ending ぬ not Particle See also: の・1 See also: の・4 abbr. of particle の; indicates possessive 's, of, belonging to See also: に・1 abbr. of particle に, used esp. when it precedes the verb なる at (place, time), in, on, during