*Note : Translation is below.

(1) a : Are wa Honda-san no hon desu ka.
     b : Iie, Honda-san no hon dewa arimasen.

(2) a : Kore wa Ken-san no desu ka.
     b : Iie, ken-san no dewa arimasen.

(3) a : Sore wa dare no desu ka.
     b : Kore wa Miyazawa-san no desu.

(4) a : Anata no kasa wa dore desu ka.
     b : Watashi no kasa wa sore desu.

(5) a : Honda-sensei no jisho wa dore desu ka.
     b : Honda-sensei no jisho wa kore desu.

(6) a : Kore wa nan no hon desu ka.
     b : Sore wa ryori no hon desu.

(7) a : Nihon-go no shinbun wa dore desu ka.
     b : Kore desu.

(8) a : Sore wa doko no kuruma desu ka.
     b : Kore wa Amerika no kuruma desu.

Translation

(1) a : Is that one over there Mr. Honda's book ?
     b : No, ( that one over there ) is not Mr. Honda's book.

(2) a : Is this Mr. Ken's ?
     b : No, ( that ) is not Mr. Ken's.

(3) a : Whose is that ?
     b : This is Mr. Miyazawa's.

(4) a : Which is your umbrella ?
     b :  My umbrella is this ( one ).

(5) a : Which is Mr. Honda's Dictionary ?
     b : Mr. Honda's dictionary is this ( one ).

(6) a : What kind of book is this ?
     b : This is a book on cooking.

(7) a : Which is Japanese newspaper ?
     b : This is.

(8) a : Where is this car from ?
     b : This is an American car.

Vocabulary

dore ( which )
kasa ( umbrella )
ryori ( cooking, cuisine )
kuruma ( car, vehicle )

Structure

(1) [ no ]

      Watashi no --> my / mine
      Watashi no hon --> my book
     
      Kore wa watashi no hon desu. ( This is my book. )
      Kono hon wa watshi no desu. ( This book is mine. )

      When "no" is placed between two nouns, it carries many meanings including the meaning of possession.
      Below are some of the examples :

1. Watashi no jisho ( My dicionary )
2. Ie no mado ( The window of the house )
3. Nihon no jidosha ( The car made in Japan )
4. AAA no Mita-san ( Mr.Mita from AAA) [ AAA --> company name ]
5. Nihon-go no hon ( A book written in Japanese Language )
6. Nihon-go no hon ( A book about Japanese Language )
7. Kuruma no kojo ( A car factory )
8. Gakko no sensei ( A school teacher )
9. Ei-go no jugyo ( An English lesson )
10. Kawa no beruto ( A leather belt )
11. Onna no sensei  ( A female teacher )
12. Go-sai no kodomo ( A 5-year old children )
13. Kon-iro no kaban ( A navy blue bag )
14. Kino no ban ( Yesterday evening )
15. Daigaku no chikaku ( Near the university )
16. Naifu no tsukai-kata ( The wa of using a knife )

(2) [ dare no ]

     a : Kore wa dare   no hon desu ka. ( Whose book is that ? )
     b : Sore wa watshi no hon desu.     ( That is my book. )

(3) [ nan no ]

      a : Kore wa nan      no hon desu ka. ( What kind of book is this ? )
      b : Sore wa kuruma no hon desu.     ( That is a book on cars. )

(4) [ doko no ]
   
     a : Kore wa doko     no kuruma desu ka. ( Where is this car from ? )
     b : Sore wa Amerika no kuruma desu.     ( That is an American car. )

(5) [ dore ]

     a : Anata no pen    wa  dore desu ka. ( Which is your pen ? )
     b : Watashi no pen wa kore desu.     ( My pen is this one. )

(6) [ sensei ]

'sensei' basically means teacher, but it is also used to call or put behind  the names of people who are professionals like doctors, accountants, lawyers and politicians.

Exercise for lesson 5 will be in "Learning Japanese with me" facebook page, arigato to gambate ne?!  (Thanks and goodluck, kay ?! )

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