kono kusuri no nomikata ga wakaranakatta node, yakuzaishi ni kikimashita.

subject particle

Breakdown of kono kusuri no nomikata ga wakaranakatta node, yakuzaishi ni kikimashita.

• の: possessive case particle
• に: indirect object particle
• この: this

Questions & Answers about kono kusuri no nomikata ga wakaranakatta node, yakuzaishi ni kikimashita.

Why is it この薬 and not これの薬?

この is a determiner, so it must come directly before a noun: この薬 = this medicine.

これ is a standalone pronoun meaning this one. So これの薬 is not the normal way to say this medicine.

A useful set is:

• この薬 = this medicine
• その薬 = that medicine
• あの薬 = that medicine over there

Why does Japanese use 飲む for medicine? You do not exactly drink a pill in English.

In Japanese, 薬を飲む is the standard expression for taking medicine, even for tablets and capsules.

So:

• 薬を飲む = take medicine
• literally, it uses the verb drink

This is just how Japanese normally expresses it. English and Japanese divide these actions differently.

What does 飲み方 mean, and how is it formed?

飲み方 means how to take/drink, the way of taking, or instructions for taking.

It is built like this:

• 飲む = to drink / to take medicine
• 飲み = the verb stem
• 方 = way, method

So verb stem + 方 is a common pattern:

• 食べ方 = how to eat
• 使い方 = how to use
• 読み方 = how to read / pronunciation in some contexts