madogawa no seki ni suwatte, asa no hizashi o abinagara hon o yomimasu.

I sit in a window seat and read a book while basking in the morning sunlight.

Breakdown of madogawa no seki ni suwatte, asa no hizashi o abinagara hon o yomimasu.

• 本ほん: book
• を: direct object particle
• 読よむ: to read
• の: possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about madogawa no seki ni suwatte, asa no hizashi o abinagara hon o yomimasu.

What does 窓側の席 mean exactly?

窓側 means the window side or by the window, and 席 means seat.

So 窓側の席 means a window seat or a seat by the window.

• 窓 = window
• 側 = side
• 席 = seat

What is the particle の doing in 窓側の席 and 朝の日差し?

Here, の connects one noun to another so the first noun describes the second.

• 窓側の席 = window-side seat
• 朝の日差し = morning sunlight

It often works like of, but in natural English it is often better translated more loosely:

• window-side seat rather than seat of the window side
• morning sunlight rather than sunlight of morning

So の is not only for possession; it is a very general noun-linking particle.

Why is it 席に座る and not 席を座る?