Japanese

<p>
	One way to express the sentence <strong>Yuko's eyes are big</strong> in Japanese would be<strong><ruby>ゆこさんの目meは大ooきいです</ruby></strong>, which is perfectly acceptable. 
	However, using the particle <strong>は</strong>, we could write the sentence without the possessive particle <strong>の</strong> like this:
	<strong><ruby>ゆこさんは目meが大ooきいです</ruby></strong>.
</p>

<p>
	In the latter sentence, which sounds more natural in Japanese,  we do not have to directly specify that the big eyes are Yuko's.
	It is inferred that they belong to her because she is the topic of the sentence.
</p>
	
<p>
	The table below includes more examples of this pattern using <strong>は</strong> instead of <strong>の</strong>.
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Using は to indicate possession instead of の

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	ゆこ　さん　の　目め　は　大おおきい　です。yuko san no me ha ookii desu.
Meaning	Yuko's eyes are big.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Using は to indicate possession instead of の

to be	ですdesu
topic particle	はha
possessive case particle	のno
big, large	大おおきいookii
polite name ender	さんsan
eye	目めme

yuko san no me ha ookii desu.

Breakdown of yuko san no me ha ookii desu.

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