kaigi no junbi wa junchou ni susunde imasu.

The preparations for the meeting are going smoothly.

Breakdown of kaigi no junbi wa junchou ni susunde imasu.

• は: topic particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 〜て いる: progressive form
• 会議かいぎ: meeting

Questions & Answers about kaigi no junbi wa junchou ni susunde imasu.

What are the readings of the words in this sentence?

The sentence is read:

かいぎ の じゅんび は じゅんちょう に すすんで います。
Romanized: kaigi no junbi wa junchō ni susunde imasu

Word by word:

• 会議 = かいぎ = meeting, conference
• の = no
• 準備 = じゅんび = preparation
• は = written は but pronounced wa here because it is the topic particle
• 順調 = じゅんちょう = going smoothly, favorable, on track
• に = ni
• 進んでいます = すすんでいます = is progressing / has been progressing

Why is there a の between 会議 and 準備?

の links nouns together. It often works like of or like the English possessive/apostrophe structure.

So:

• 会議の準備 = the preparation for the meeting
• literally, something like meeting’s preparation or preparation of the meeting

In Japanese, this noun + の + noun pattern is extremely common.

Why is は used after 準備?