Timeline for What's the role of 名 in Xという名のならず者?
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| Jan 11, 2021 at 7:58 | answer | added | naruto | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 10, 2021 at 19:52 | comment | added | F.X. | Thank you, that link was actually what I was looking for, the expression wasn't in the dictionaries I usually use... I knew 名 but didn't know for sure that Xという名のY was a correct expression I could use in other contexts. This site is awesome, by the way, I didn't know it existed, bookmarked for later! | |
| Jan 10, 2021 at 19:47 | comment | added | user3856370 | I don't see that it make much difference which way you parse it "scoundrel whose name is X" versus "Scoundrel's name, which is X". Either way it amounts to the same thing: "scoundrel(s) named X". Perhaps these example sentences help: eow.alc.co.jp/… | |
| Jan 10, 2021 at 19:24 | comment | added | F.X. | Ah, yes, I do. I'm having trouble figuring out if grammatically I should read it "[Xという名]の[ならず者]" or "[Xという][名のならず者]" (in other words, is 名のならず者 something that can be used standalone?) | |
| Jan 10, 2021 at 18:32 | comment | added | user3856370 | I'm guessing you already know that 名 means 'name'. Can you explain in more detail what your problem is? | |
| Jan 10, 2021 at 18:25 | history | asked | F.X. | CC BY-SA 4.0 |