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* ''wareware'' (we) becomes ''wareware '''no''''' (our)  
 
* ''wareware'' (we) becomes ''wareware '''no''''' (our)  
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"No" is also used to indicate objective pronouns, which do not exist in Japanese. The usage is the same as above, although the meaning differs. Thus, to say "Behind him" in Japanese, you would say "kare '''no''' ushiro", but in this case, "kare no" means "him" and not "his.”
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"No" is also used to indicate objective pronouns, which do not exist in Japanese. The usage is the same as above, although the meaning differs. Thus, to say "Behind him" in Japanese, you would say "kare '''no''' ushiro", but in this case, "kare no" means "him" and not "his."
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Finally, Japanese does not use articles (a, the, an, etc.), but instead uses "no" to indicate location, where English would use "the.” Thus "behind the car" would be "kuruma no ushiro". This could be translated literally as "behind of (the) car."
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Finally, Japanese does not use articles (a, the, an, etc.), but instead uses "no" to indicate location, where English would use "the.” Thus "behind the car" would be "kuruma '''no''' ushiro". This could be translated literally as "behind of (the) car."
    
==Ni (に)==
 
==Ni (に)==
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