Timeline for 相手の日本人 or 日本人の相手?
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| Sep 1, 2011 at 2:16 | vote | accept | Questioner | ||
| Aug 30, 2011 at 12:43 | comment | added | Tsuyoshi Ito | @Derek: It may not be 私の depending on the context, and I do not know whether “adjectival” and “possessive” are correct terms here or not, but yes, 相手の日本人 always means 相手である日本人 as far as I can think of. (Disclaimer: 相手である日本人 is only for explanation and is not a natural expression.) | |
| Aug 30, 2011 at 12:41 | comment | added | Derek Schaab | Ah, so 相手の日本人 is always（私の）相手（である）日本人 (adjectival の), whereas 日本人の相手 could be （だれかわからない）日本人（の）相手 (possessive の)? | |
| Aug 30, 2011 at 12:41 | history | edited | Tsuyoshi Ito | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
トム does not sound like a Japanese person :)
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| Aug 30, 2011 at 12:31 | history | answered | Tsuyoshi Ito | CC BY-SA 3.0 |