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83 questions linked to/from How does the の work in 「日本人の知らない日本語」?
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What does モンスター娘のいる日常 mean? [duplicate]
I can understand モンスター娘 and 日常, but I can't understand モンスター娘のいる.
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Meaning of koto + no together in particular sentence
I'm trying to read a bit more in Japanese and I bought a Japanese reader. There is this passage of The Spider's Thread by Akutagawa Ryuunosuke that says:
ここへきてから何年に出した事のない声で「しめた。しめた」と笑いました。
I get ...
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What's the difference between 【Noun + が + いadj】 and 【Noun + の + Verb】
I was reading and I found the next sentence:
そこから動きの鈍った魔物がもぞもぞと入り込んでくる
And I had that question, What's the difference between that and saying
そこから動きが鈍い魔物がもぞもぞと入り込んでくる
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purpose of の in 人の嫌がることをするな [duplicate]
In this phrase 人の嫌がることをするな why is の used? Is it acting as a noun modifier?
嫌がる is the garu form of iya as far as I understand, so it would be a verb right? can a verb be treated as a noun?
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Difference between ことのできる and ことができる [duplicate]
I came across this sentence while reading a visual novel (Clannad):
そして、クラスの中で、唯一俺が心を許して話すことのできる人間だった。
Why does this sentence use ことのできる instead of ことができる for the potential form? Does it change the ...
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の replacing が in subordinate clauses
I've read in this article that の can replace が when used in a subordinate clause.
For example, 耳が長いエルフ is the same as 耳の長いエルフ, evidently. However, this article doesn't describe any difference in ...
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When can I use "の" instead of "が" with adjectives like "好き"? [duplicate]
There are some adjectives in Japanese that work as an English or Spanish verbs, and they use the particle "が". But sometimes I see them with the particle "の". Can I always use it, or there is a ...
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「輪郭の柔らかな瓜実顔」Why is it 「の」instead 「が」？ [duplicate]
Is this an idiomatic thing? Or an exception? Maybe both are possible?
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