shigoto no kaeri ni panya ni yotte, pan o kaimasu.

destination particle

Breakdown of shigoto no kaeri ni panya ni yotte, pan o kaimasu.

• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• パン: bread

Questions & Answers about shigoto no kaeri ni panya ni yotte, pan o kaimasu.

What does 仕事の帰り mean exactly? Why is 帰り used instead of 帰る?

帰り is a noun, while 帰る is a verb.

• 帰る = to return, to go home
• 帰り = the return trip, the way back, the time of returning

So 仕事の帰り literally means the return from work or the way back from work. In natural English, that is usually on the way home from work or after work, on the way back.

Japanese often uses noun forms like 帰り in set expressions like this.

Why is there a の in 仕事の帰り?

The の connects 仕事 and 帰り.

It shows that the 帰り is related to 仕事:

• 仕事 = work
• 仕事の帰り = the return from work / the way back from work

You can think of it as similar to:

• 学校の帰り = on the way home from school
• 買い物の帰り = on the way back from shopping

So の is acting like from or associated with, depending on how it sounds most natural in English.

What is the role of に in 仕事の帰りに?