ashita no ryokou no tame ni, konya no uchi ni nizukuri o owarasemasu.

I will finish packing tonight for tomorrow’s trip.

Breakdown of ashita no ryokou no tame ni, konya no uchi ni nizukuri o owarasemasu.

• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 明日あした: tomorrow

Questions & Answers about ashita no ryokou no tame ni, konya no uchi ni nizukuri o owarasemasu.

What does 明日の旅行のために mean as a whole?

It means for tomorrow’s trip or in preparation for tomorrow’s trip.

Breakdown:

• 明日 = tomorrow
• の = links nouns, like ’s or of
• 旅行 = trip
• のために = for the sake of, for, in preparation for

So 明日の旅行 is tomorrow’s trip, and 明日の旅行のために means for tomorrow’s trip.

Why are there so many の particles in this sentence?

Each の is connecting one noun to another.

• 明日 の 旅行 = tomorrow’s trip
• 今夜 の うち = literally the inside/extent of tonight, which becomes by sometime tonight / while it is still tonight

In Japanese, の is very common for noun-to-noun connection. It does not always mean exactly the same thing in English, but it often works like of, ’s, or a general modifier.

What does ために mean here?