I get the particles: "ni" and "no" mixed up.
What is an easy way I can remember how these are used in a sentence?
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As Haruka said, に is used with verbs and の is used with nouns. Let's look at each in greater detail.
に (ni) is primarily a place and time marker. I always like to tell people to imagine the character に pictographically. To me it kinda looks like a flag; the vertical line being the pole and the two horizontal ones being the flag itself. You can imagine it being placed on a map or across a time line. By visualizing it in this way, hopefully it will become easier to associate the character itself with its usage. Now, to give some examples of each usage:
私は毎日6時に起きます。(watashi wa mainichi roku-ji ni okimasu) = "I get up at 6 o'clock every day." [time]
私は図書館に行きます。 (watashi wa toshokan ni ikimasu) = "I'll go to the library." [place]
This is a very basic usage for に. There are other usages for it, such as the ability to change certain nouns into adverbs, but I suggest learning these basics first, before moving onto complex grammar such as that.
As for の (no), it simply shows the relationship between two object; put simply: It shows possession. For example:
私のペン (watashi no pen) = "my pen"
Notice that, in Japanese, there are no separate pronouns to distinguish "I" or "my." To give the nuance of "my," の is used with 私. The same goes for other pronouns. For example:
あなたの = your
彼の = his
彼女の = her
etc.
I hope this explanation helps. Let me know if you need any more examples. Good luck in your studies!
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Hello.
It comes verb after "ni".
It comes niuns after "no".
For example,
わたし"の"くつ my shoes
わたし"に"くれる give me
I'm not good at English, so I hope that my English gets through to you.
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