Question

그것은 미국에서의 첫 광우병 발병 사례였어요 The -의 particle can occur following other particles like -에(서), -과/와,  and -(으)러부터. In such usage, -의 extends the syntactical role on a noun marked by these particles allowing it to describe the word that follows.For example, when talking about a present received from Russia, 러시아로부터 cannot be used to describe the noun 선물. The addition of -의 allows forming the grammatically correct expression 러시아로부터의 선물 ('a gift from Russia').

Accepted Answer

It was the first case of mad cow disease in the U.S.

Front	그것은 미국에서의 첫 광우병 발병 사례였어요
Back	It was the first case of mad cow disease in the U.S.
Notes	The -의 particle can occur following other particles like -에(서), -과/와, and -(으)러부터. In such usage, -의 extends the syntactical role on a noun marked by these particles allowing it to describe the word that follows. For example, when talking about a present received from Russia, 러시아로부터 cannot be used to describe the noun 선물. The addition of -의 allows forming the grammatically correct expression 러시아로부터의 선물 ('a gift from Russia').

의 Particles Noun Describe 그것은 미국에서의 첫 광우병