kono jikan no kakuekiteisha wa suite imasu ga, kaisoku wa kanari konde imasu.

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Breakdown of kono jikan no kakuekiteisha wa suite imasu ga, kaisoku wa kanari konde imasu.

• の: possessive case particle
• 時間じかん: time
• この: this

Questions & Answers about kono jikan no kakuekiteisha wa suite imasu ga, kaisoku wa kanari konde imasu.

What does この時間の mean here?

Here この時間の means something like at this time or at this time of day.

The の connects この時間 to the noun that follows, so literally it is closer to:

• the local train of this time
• more naturally: the local train at this time

In English we would not usually say of this time, but in Japanese の is often used to link a time expression to a noun in this way.

Why is の used after 時間?

の is linking この時間 and 各駅停車.

So:

• この時間 = this time
• この時間の各駅停車 = the local train at this time

You can think of の very broadly as a connector between nouns. It does not only mean possession like John's book. It can also show things like:

• category
• relation
• timing
• location
• description

Here it shows a time-related relationship.

What exactly is 各駅停車?