Word
博物館 の 存在 が 町 を 変えました。hakubutsukan no sonzai ga machi o kaemashita.
Meaning
The museum's presence changed the town.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of hakubutsukan no sonzai ga machi o kaemashita.
をo
direct object particle
がga
subject particle
のno
possessive case particle
町machi
town
Questions & Answers about hakubutsukan no sonzai ga machi o kaemashita.
What does 博物館の存在 mean as a chunk?
It means the existence/presence of the museum.
- 博物館 = museum
- 存在 = existence, presence
- 博物館の存在 = the museum’s existence / the presence of the museum
In natural English, this often sounds better as the presence of the museum rather than the very literal the existence of the museum.
What is the role of の in 博物館の存在?
Here, の connects two nouns.
A very common way to think about A の B is:
- B of A
- or A’s B
So:
- 博物館の存在 = the existence of the museum
- more naturally: the presence of the museum
This is not exactly possession in the English sense. の has a wide range of noun-linking uses, and this is one of them.
Why is が used after 存在?
