Q: I was wondering about this word mono.
Ok now this is the conclusion that I am coming to so far based on my studying...
if you want to say "this is mine" you would say
"kore wa watashi no mono desu"
if you want to say "this is my dog" you would say "kore wa watashi no inu desu"
but I have also seen "kore wa watashi no inu wa mono desu" I think that's what I saw. So my question basically is, if "kore wa" is implying "this thing" and "watashi no" is implying "my", then what is the "mono" and do you have to say it? is it like formal or something?
