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What does it mean when 連体形 is directly followed by は? [duplicate]
Here are two lines of the lyrics in a specific song:
[出]{で}[逢]{あ}いしは [運命]{さだめ}か
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[纏]{まと}いしは [緋]{ひ}[色]{いろ}の[棘]{とげ}の[鎧]{よろい}
I'm 99% sure that the し here is the 連体形 of き; it follows the 連用形 of [出]...
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What is the nuance when は directly follows a verb in plain form?
It seems like this is a remnant of (or reference to) older forms of Japanese. Is that all there is to it, or does it have special meaning?
Examples from songs:
歌声 笑い声 満ちる大空 目指すは憧れ
(DuDiDuWa*...
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<動詞の辞書形> + がよい ― How is this allowed?
I've come across this form many times in my Japanese Bible. The meaning is quite obvious based on context, and seems to be one of the following: ～べきです, ～ほうがいい, ～なさい, or ～ように (let it be ～).
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Why is は appropriate for てはいけない?
Why does てはいけない use は? I know it's a construction, but where did it come from? て form verbs are not nouns, it doesn't make sense to me that は could be used with them.
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Dummy noun, to add or not to add
Most of the time (?) a following dummy noun is required when the speaker wants to put a 用言 where a 体言 is expected, as shown by the sentence below:
できないのをできないというのに、不思議があるもんか。
However, it seems that ...
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meaning of ~に於るが如く
What is the meaning of the structure ~に於るが如くin the sentence「兵士の気節に於るが如く」?
It is my understanding that [Verb]+が如く is a somewhat literary synonym for [Verb]+ように, meaning "like [Verb]", or &...
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What is the grammatical difference between べきは and べきことは
I usually see べき nominalized as べきは. Is it grammatically correct or just a casual way of saying? How is it different form べきことは?
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Understanding 「(verb-たら) + (verb-past tense) + で」
Consider
休んだら休んだで、たくさんやることがある。
From having taken a break, I have a lot of stuff to do.
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一段落したらしたで、次の難問が待っている。
Just from following down one step, the next difficult problem awaits.
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How to parse わかってるって 例のニセモノがやったに決まってんだ
Shoudn't there be a nominalizer after やった? I think it's just a casual contracion, but have not seen it before. Moreover, I have seen 決まっているだろう, or contracted to 決まってんだろう before, but in this particular ...
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What purpose does に serve in set phrases that go after verbs?
～するに決まっている
～するに留まった
～するにして・にしろ・にしては,etc
other than this usage you don't see に after verbs. The entire に＿＿＿ is explained as grammar point as a whole.
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