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棚 の 上 に 非常用 の 缶詰 を 三つ 置いて あります。tana no ue ni hijouyou no kanzume o mittsu oite arimasu.
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I have three emergency canned foods on the shelf.
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Breakdown of tana no ue ni hijouyou no kanzume o mittsu oite arimasu.
をo
direct object particle
のno
possessive case particle
上 にue ni
on
置くoku
to put
Questions & Answers about tana no ue ni hijouyou no kanzume o mittsu oite arimasu.
Why is there の twice in this sentence?
They are doing two different but related jobs:
棚の上 = the top of the shelf / on the shelf
Here の links 棚 and 上, literally the shelf’s upper part.非常用の缶詰 = emergency canned food / cans for emergencies
Here の links 非常用 and 缶詰, showing that the canned food is for emergency use.
So の often works like of, ’s, or an adjective-like linker between nouns.
Why is に used after 棚の上?
に marks the place where something exists or ends up being placed.
In this sentence:
- 棚の上に = on the shelf
Because the sentence is about where the cans have been placed and are now located, に is the natural particle.
You can think of it as marking the destination/resulting location of 置く and also the location relevant to ある.
Why is を used with 缶詰 if the English meaning is just describing where the cans are?
