ame no hi mo, densha de tsuukinshimasu.

possessive case particle

Breakdown of ame no hi mo, densha de tsuukinshimasu.

• 電車でんしゃ: train
• で: means particle
• 雨あめ: rain

Questions & Answers about ame no hi mo, densha de tsuukinshimasu.

Why is it 雨の日 and not just 雨日?

の links 雨 and 日 together.

• 雨 = rain
• 日 = day
• 雨の日 = rain day / a rainy day / a day when it rains

A very common Japanese pattern is:

noun + の + noun

This often means the noun modifies the noun after it. So here, 雨 describes what kind of day it is.

Other examples:

• 夏の日 = a summer day
• 休みの日 = a day off
• 試験の日 = the day of the exam

So 雨の日 is the natural way to say a rainy day.

What does も mean in 雨の日も?

Here, も means also, too, or sometimes even.

So 雨の日も、電車で通勤します suggests:

• I commute by train on rainy days too
• In other words, even when it rains, I still commute by train

It often adds the idea that the statement is true in that case as well.

For example:

• 日曜日も働きます。 = I work on Sundays too.
• 子どもも来ました。 = The children came too.

In this sentence, も emphasizes that rainy days are no exception.