N의
Quick answer: N의 means of N — whose it is.
How to form it
사라 씨의 책 = 사라 씨 책 · in speech 의 is often dropped
In Korean: 사라 씨의 책 = 사라 씨 책 말할 때는 의를 잘 뺍니다
What to know
In speech 의 usually disappears — 사라 씨 책, not 사라 씨의 책. Keep it in writing when the relation could be misread, and drop it when speaking. 제 is 저의 shortened, and 제 is what you will actually hear.
Examples
- 이거는 사라 씨의 책이에요.This is Sarah's book.
- 그 지갑은 민수 씨 지갑이에요.That wallet is Minsu's.
- 저 열쇠는 누구 열쇠예요?Whose key is that over there?
Where it's taught
HanDa Level 1 (TOPIK I), Lesson 4: 이 책은 사라 씨 책이에요 — This book is Sarah's. Also in the Level 1 book.
Learned in the same lesson: N도.
Practise N의 out loud
In the HanDa app this is Level 1, Lesson 4 — drills, a speaking check and an AI teacher that corrects what you say. Free for 7 days.