tanin no mono o tsukawanaide kudasai.

direct object particle

Breakdown of tanin no mono o tsukawanaide kudasai.

• の: possessive case particle
• 使つかう: to use
• ください: please

Questions & Answers about tanin no mono o tsukawanaide kudasai.

What does 他人 mean here?

他人 means another person, other people, or sometimes strangers, depending on context.

In this sentence, 他人の物 means things that belong to other people.

A useful nuance:

• 他人 often feels a little more distant than ほかの人
• it can suggest someone who is not you or not part of your close in-group

So this sentence is not about your own things. It is specifically about someone else’s belongings.

Why is there a の after 他人?

The particle の connects nouns. Here it shows possession or relationship.

So:

• 他人 = other people / other persons
• 物 = thing / object / belongings
• 他人の物 = other people’s things

It works a lot like English 's or of.

Examples:

• 私の本 = my book
• 先生の車 = the teacher’s car
• 他人の物 = other people’s things

Why is 物 read as もの here?