Use cases of particle の


I know that の shows possession, but I've also seen translations such as "Frog
on stairs" from

> 「階段の蛙」

to say "on" or "at"

When is it actually used, and what other meanings does this particle have?




「階段の蛙」translates literally to "the frog of the stair", which is to be
understood as "the frog [that is] on the stair". So this expression does not
actually deviate from the 'standard' meaning of の, in my opinion.

A construction that I think you would be interested in here would be something
like こいつは妹のカエデ, ie. "this is my sister Kaede", which would be literally "Kaede
of sister", though it should be understood "Kaede [who is] a sister".




「階段の蛙」translates literally to "the frog of the stair", which is to be
understood as "the frog [that is] on the stair". So this expression does not
actually deviate from the 'standard' meaning of の, in my opinion.

A construction that I think you would be interested in here would be something
like こいつは妹のカエデ, ie. "this is my sister Kaede", which would be literally "Kaede
of sister", though it should be understood "Kaede [who is] a sister".

