Breakdown of kawa no mukou no shoutengai made iku toki wa, hodoukyou o watarimasu.
はwa
topic particle
行くiku
to go
をo
direct object particle
のno
possessive case particle
Questions & Answers about kawa no mukou no shoutengai made iku toki wa, hodoukyou o watarimasu.
Why are there so many の particles in 川の向こうの商店街?
Each の links one noun-like element to another.
- 川の向こう = the other side of the river
- 川 = river
- 向こう = the other side / the far side
- 川の向こうの商店街 = the shopping street on the other side of the river
So the first の connects river to the other side, and the second の connects the other side of the river to shopping street.
You can think of it like stacking noun descriptions:
- [river] + の + [other side]
- [the other side of the river] + の + [shopping street]
What does 向こう mean here? Is it the same as あちら or 向こう側?
Here, 向こう means the other side or the far side.
In 川の向こう, it means the other side of the river.
Related words:
- 向こう = the other side / over there
- 向こう側 = the other side, often a little more explicit
- あちら = over there / that way, often more directional or polite
In this sentence, 向こう is a very natural choice because it refers to the far side of the river.
Why is まで used after 商店街?
