can の as "'s" be used with verbs?


This is actually more than one question but they are connected, I dont know
how to post them separated and make sense.

I was reading a translation of ゆめの続きはどこだ!? as "Where Does the Dream Continue?!

Now I knew one of the use of の is similar to the "'s" of english. But the "'s"
is used only with nouns and here it's used to connect a noun with a verb. is
here the verb used as a noun and a more literal translation would be "where
does the dream's continuation is?" and the translation was adapted to sound
more natural? (correct me if I'm wrong) . And the other question is, when I
want to join a noun with a verb with the の particle, do I have to put the verb
in infinitive?




You're absolutely right!

[続き｛つづき｝](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E7%B6%9A%E3%81%8D&ref=sa) here is a
noun form of the verb 続く｛つづく｝meaning "continuation" or "sequel".

ゆめの続き - The dream's continuation

ゆめの続きはどこだ - The dream's continuation is where? (literal translation)

==> Correct for fluency: "Where Does the Dream Continue?!" <-- your
translation :)

* * *

As for verb --> noun changes, it works for some verbs, but not all. Here are
some examples

違う｛ちがう｝ To differ, disagree --> 違い Difference

答える｛こたえる｝To answer --> 答え (an) Answer

悲しむ｛かなしむ｝To be sad --> 悲しみ Sadness

But this doesn't apply to all cases like,

食べる to eat -> 食べ (an eat?)

数える to count - > 数え (a count?)

In these cases, it all depends on the word, some of these words just use their
kanjis for the noun form. (食 as in 日本食、数 as in 点数 etc.)




You're absolutely right!

[続き｛つづき｝](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E7%B6%9A%E3%81%8D&ref=sa) here is a
noun form of the verb 続く｛つづく｝meaning "continuation" or "sequel".

ゆめの続き - The dream's continuation

ゆめの続きはどこだ - The dream's continuation is where? (literal translation)

==> Correct for fluency: "Where Does the Dream Continue?!" <-- your
translation :)

* * *

As for verb --> noun changes, it works for some verbs, but not all. Here are
some examples

違う｛ちがう｝ To differ, disagree --> 違い Difference

答える｛こたえる｝To answer --> 答え (an) Answer

悲しむ｛かなしむ｝To be sad --> 悲しみ Sadness

But this doesn't apply to all cases like,

食べる to eat -> 食べ (an eat?)

数える to count - > 数え (a count?)

In these cases, it all depends on the word, some of these words just use their
kanjis for the noun form. (食 as in 日本食、数 as in 点数 etc.)

