In Japanese, possession is expressed with the case particle の. The possessor comes left of the particle の and the thing that is possessed on the right side.
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It is my car. | 私 の 車 です。watasi no kuruma desu. |
Is this your water? | これ は あなた の 水 です か?kore ha anata no mizu desu ka? |
(He) is not the king of my country. | 私 の 国 の 王 じゃ ない です。watasi no kuni no ou zya nai desu. |