How to Say ‘Our cat’ in Japanese
うちの猫
uchi no neko
[OO-chee no neh-KOH]
💬 Usage Tip: うち "home" plus の means "our household's": うちの子 "our kid", うちの会社 "our company". Japanese uses it where English would say "my" for family things.
Phrase Breakdown
うち
uchi
[OO-chee]
our; my household
Refers to one's own home or family; うちの means 'our'.
うちの犬は大きいです。
Our dog is big.
の
no
[no]
's; of
A particle that shows possession or connection between nouns.
知り合いの会社に興味があります。
I am interested in an acquaintance's company.
猫
neko
[neh-KOH]
cat
The common word for a cat.
猫が好きです。
I like cats.
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