ano takushii no untenshu wa michi ni kuwashikute, juutai o sakete kuremashita.

topic particle

Breakdown of ano takushii no untenshu wa michi ni kuwashikute, juutai o sakete kuremashita.

• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 道みち: road

Questions & Answers about ano takushii no untenshu wa michi ni kuwashikute, juutai o sakete kuremashita.

Why is it タクシーの運転手 and not just 運転手?

タクシーの運転手 means the taxi driver literally, the driver of that taxi.

The particle の connects two nouns, and here it shows what kind of driver he is:

• タクシーの運転手 = taxi driver
• literally: driver of a taxi

You could say just 運転手 if the context already makes it obvious, but タクシーの運転手 is more specific.

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What does あの mean here?

あの means that and points to something known or identifiable to both speaker and listener.

So:

• あのタクシーの運転手 = that taxi driver

It suggests something like:

• the driver we were just talking about
• the driver of that taxi over there
• the particular driver both people know

This is different from:

• この = this
• その = that (near you / related to what you mentioned)
• あの = that (over there / shared reference)

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Why is the topic marker は used after 運転手?