kanritou de suijiba no kisoku o kiku.

direct object particle

Breakdown of kanritou de suijiba no kisoku o kiku.

• の: possessive case particle
• で: location particle
• 聞きく: to ask

Questions & Answers about kanritou de suijiba no kisoku o kiku.

What does で mean in 管理棟で?

Here, で marks the place where the action happens.

So 管理棟で means at the administration building or in the administration building.

A common learner mistake is to think で always means by or with, but in this sentence it is the location-of-action particle.

• 管理棟に行く = go to the administration building
• 管理棟で聞く = ask/listen at the administration building

So に would mark destination, while で marks where the asking or listening takes place.

Why is there a の in 炊事場の規則?

の connects two nouns. It often works like of, or turns one noun into something that describes another noun.

So:

• 炊事場 = kitchen / cooking area
• 規則 = rules
• 炊事場の規則 = the kitchen’s rules / the rules of the cooking area

In natural English, we usually say the kitchen rules or the rules for the kitchen, but in Japanese the structure is simply noun + の + noun.

Why is 規則 marked with を?