Using ‘の’ instead of repeated nouns, we will identify to whom each item of clothing belongs.

As you are beginning to see, the particle ‘の’ has many different uses outside of the first one we learned. While this makes learning the word easier, it can make reading comprehension more difficult, as you will see it used in a variety of different contexts.

This question is asking which shirt is Mary’s. We answer that it is the white one, using ‘の’ in place of the repeated noun:
メアーリさんのシャツは白いのです。

Using ‘の’ instead of repeated nouns, we will identify to whom each item of clothing belongs.

As you are beginning to see, the particle ‘の’ has many different uses outside of the first one we learned. While this makes learning the word easier, it can make reading comprehension more difficult, as you will see it used in a variety of different contexts.

We have to complete the question about the black shirt. We will conclude by asking, ‘whose is it?’ using ‘の’ in place of the repeated noun:
誰のですか。
（だれのですか。）

Using ‘の’ instead of repeated nouns, we will identify to whom each item of clothing belongs.

As you are beginning to see, the particle ‘の’ has many different uses outside of the first one we learned. While this makes learning the word easier, it can make reading comprehension more difficult, as you will see it used in a variety of different contexts.

Here, the word for pants is given as ‘パンツ.’ This word can refer to trousers, but it more often translates to underwear. A more common and less potentially awkward way to say pants would be the French-derived ‘ズボン.’

This question is asking which pair of pants is Mary’s. We answer that they are the short ones, using ‘の’ in place of the repeated noun:
短いのです。
（みじかいのです。）

Using ‘の’ instead of repeated nouns, we will identify to whom each item of clothing belongs.

As you are beginning to see, the particle ‘の’ has many different uses outside of the first one we learned. While this makes learning the word easier, it can make reading comprehension more difficult, as you will see it used in a variety of different contexts.

Here, the word for pants is given as ‘パンツ.’ This word can refer to trousers, but it more often translates to underwear. A more common and less potentially awkward way to say pants would be the French-derived ‘ズボン.’

This question is asking if the long pair of pants are Sue’s. We answer that no, they are not—they are Takeshi’s:
いいえ、スーさんのじゃないです。たけしさんのです。