Japanese Learning: Sentence expressing ownership “[Pronoun] wa [Country] no [Noun] desu.”

We have already learned several sentences which have construction of

[Subject] was [Noun1] no [Noun2] desu.

example : Watashi wa Niigata Daigaku no Gakusei desu. (I am a student of Niigata Univrsity)

Modification for Noun B by “A no” is limiting the range of meaning of “B”.

Look at interrogative words in the following examples;

A1 : Sore wa NAN no jisho desuka. (What kind of dictionary is that?)

B1 : Kore wa Nihongo no jisho desu. (This is a dictionary of Japanese.)

A2 : Are wa DARE no kuruma desuka. (Whose car is that?)

B2 : Are wa sensei no kuruma desu. (That is (our) teacher’s car.)

In the sentence construction “[Subject] wa [Noun1] no [Noun2] desu(ka).”, A1 uses NAN for Noun1 as interrogative word that means “what”. A2 uses DARE for Noun1 as interrogative word that means “who”. Let’s learn today sentences that use “DOKO” for Noun1 as interrogative words that means “where it has come from” or “where it was made”

A3 : Kore wa Doko no Wain desuka. (Where is this wine coming from?)

B3 : Kore wa Furansu no Wain desu. (This is wine coming from France.)

A4 : Sore wa Doko no Kuruma desuka. (Where is that car made in?)

B4 : Kore wa Nihon no Kuruma desu. (This is a car made in Japan.)

<この投稿は“スリーエーネットワーク、みんなの日本語 初級I 第2版, 第3課A6”の内容に準拠しています>