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20 questions linked to/from So-called の-adjectives - how does の *really* work?
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relative clauses without verbs
I read a sentence in Naruto that challenged some of my ideas about how Japanese works, and I'd like to try and clear this up. I can only assume that アナタがピンチの時 means "when you're in a pinch".
First of ...
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Analyzing sentences like 日本がピンチだ and 明日は雨だ
How are sentences like 日本がピンチだ (Japan is in a pinch) and 明日は雨だ (tomorrow it will rain) analyzed?
Translating them trivially, as
日本がピンチだ Japan is a pinch
明日は雨だ Tomorrow is rain
doesn't make ...
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初めてです, is '初めて' an adverb?
I saw following quotes:
アメリカは初めてです。
This is my first time to America.
I've learned about <n.> は <n.|adj.> です. Checking at several dictionaries, '初めて' is an adverb. Is it OK to use an ...
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Why “to iu na no” instead of “de” or “no”?
So I'm watching this anime a couple of days ago and one of the characters were describing a group of people. He ended his description with "GIGN to iu na no inu". The subtitle says that meant: "Those ...
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Understanding ただより高いものはない
「むかしっからなァ、ただより高いものはないっていうことわざがあるんだぞっ。」
From the old days there's a saying that "nothing costs as much as what is given to us".
I've taken the translation of ただより高いものはない straight from the dictionary,...
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About the second の in 不思議の国のアリス
So "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is known as "不思議の国のアリス" in Japan. What does the second の do here? I don't think it means that アリス belongs to the 不思議の国, and 不思議の国 doesn't seem to be a ...
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hontou nano ka , is “na” here part of the question marker or is it something else?
I know that you can use ka, no, and noka as question markers. But what is "na" in "hontou na no ka" . is it another form of question marker altogether or what does it mean the "na" in that sentence?
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Questions about 話 and <副動詞>の
The following exchange occurs in Volume 3, Chapter 51 of the manga ReLife.
The sequence of events is: A girl told a guy that she saw him a year or two ago and it was love at first sight. She ...
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Difference between すぐに and すぐさま
Can anyone please tell me the exact difference between すぐに and すぐさま?
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What is the definition of adjective in japanese?
In this question When can adjectives be used with the particle "no"? I was taught that next in japanese is a noun. In English, the definition of adjective is "A describing word which ...
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What part of speech is スティール製?
What part of speech is スティール製{せい} from スティール製{せい}カテノイドexpression?
I know スティール is a noun (steel), 製{せい} is a suffix (made of), but I don't know their value together. スティール製{せい} is a noun or an ...
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Making 「たくさん」act as a full-fledged 形容動詞{けいようどうし}
dic.yahoo.co.jp、weblio.jp、and other dictionaries, state that the parts of speech for「たくさん」are noun and 形容動詞。imho, usage cases where たくさん is used as 形容詞 is uncommon. I have seen たくさん take the な ...
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How to say something is [a colour] AND [another adjective] using て form 'and'?
Do all colours work as な adjectives or い adjectives when using て form 'and'? In a sentence such as "my phone is white and small", would it be 私のけいたいは白いで小さいです。OR ~けいたいはしろくて~?
Also, if the colour were ...
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Using な and の interchangeably?
Using them as descriptors, can they be interchanged?
E.g. 親切な人 vs 親切の人
Is の only acceptable if referring to a specific new person from a certain place that has been established earlier in the ...
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決めることに賛成です Ni particle
私としては、多数決で決めることに賛成です。 in this sentence why did we use に particle before 賛成です. is 賛成 here working as a noun or adjective ?