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1) "Aoi no hon wa koko desu." (A blue book here, is) or
2) "Koko ni aoi no hon ga arimasu."(Here a blue book is)
Is one MORE correct than the other?
Is one more casual, and the other formal?
Is one COMPLETELY wrong?
Feel free to give other examples as well,
even "imasu" examples of animate objects.
- 「青いの本わここです。」
should be
- 「青い本はここです。」
The の particle isn't necessary when an adjective is modifying a noun.
- 「ここに青いの本があります。」
should be
- 「ここに青い本があります。」
You were pretty close to perfect, although the の still isn't necessary.
I'd say the two phrases mean the exact same thing, but how they might come about would be different. So if someone asked 「青い本はどこですか？」, you'd reply with the first sentence. But if they asked 「そこに何がありますか？」, you'd reply with the second.
