の上に
no ue ni
In Japanese, の上に (no ue ni) means "on top of".
Meaning: in addition (prep)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is constructed by attaching the location particle ni to the noun ue, which literally means "top", "above" or "on", preceded by the possessive particle の.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is constructed by attaching the location particle ni to the noun ue (top), preceded by the possessive particle の.
How do you pronounce it?
no ue ni
Did you know?
- The word 上 is used in the phrase 上手に to mean 'skillfully', suggesting that mastery of a craft is like reaching the 'top' of a mountain.
- The character 上 (ue) changes its pronunciation to jō when it becomes part of a compound word, such as in 上級 (jōkyū) for 'advanced level'.
- While の上に (no ue ni) typically describes physical location, the variation その上に (sono ue ni) is frequently used to mean 'to make matters worse' when listing negative events.
Examples in context
- あそこの木の上に鳥がいます。There is a bird on top of that tree over there.Tatoeba #10990465 by small_snow, translation #12613007 by urro
- 見て。屋根の上に猫がいるよ。Look, there's a cat on top of the roof.Tatoeba #13201509 by small_snow, translation #13218354 by end
- 猫はテーブルの上に座っている。The cat is sitting on top of the table.Tatoeba #347217 by e4zh1nmcz, translation #535007 by blay_paul
- テーブルの上に本がありますThere is a book on top of the table.
- 車の上に猫がいますThere is a cat on top of the car.
- 一番高いビルの一番上に旗が立っていますA flag is standing on top of the tallest building.
- 塔の最上部に展望台がありますThere is an observatory on top of the tower.
- カバンの上に鍵が置いてあるThe keys are placed on top of the bag.
- 塔の上に雲が浮かんでいます。Clouds are floating on top of the tower.
- 山の上に雪が積もっています。Snow is piled on top of the mountain.
- 机の上にメモが置いてあります。There is a note placed on top of the desk.
- 23 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
