asa no kaigichuu, nemuke o kanjinagara akubi o shinai you ni shite ita.

direct object particle

Breakdown of asa no kaigichuu, nemuke o kanjinagara akubi o shinai you ni shite ita.

• の: possessive case particle
• 朝あさ: morning
• 〜ながら: while

Questions & Answers about asa no kaigichuu, nemuke o kanjinagara akubi o shinai you ni shite ita.

Can you break this sentence down into its main parts?

Yes:

• 朝の会議中 = during the morning meeting
• 眠気を感じながら = while feeling sleepy / while feeling drowsy
• あくびをしないようにしていた = was trying not to yawn

So the sentence is structured like:

During the morning meeting, while feeling sleepy, [someone] was trying not to yawn.

Why is there a の after 朝?

Here, の links one noun to another.

• 朝 = morning
• 会議 = meeting
• 朝の会議 = morning meeting

So の is functioning like the English idea of of or an attributive link, but in natural English we usually just say morning meeting.

What exactly does 会議中 mean?