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In the phrase omoshiroi hon , the i-adjective
omoshiroi qualifies the noun hon and tells us
what kind of book it is.
You can also use sentences to qualify nouns.
The sentences that are used as qualifiers of nouns are shown
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You can also use sentences to qualify nouns. |
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きのう買った本 |
the book
that I bought yesterday |
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kinoo katta hon |
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彼がくれた本 |
the book
my boyfriend gave me |
| kare-ga kureta hon |
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机の上にある本 |
the book
that is on the
table |
| tsukue-no ue-ni hon |
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日本で買えない本 |
the book
that you can't
buy in Japan |
| nihon-de maenai hon |
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Qualifier sentences in these examples tell us what kind of book we are talking
about, just like adjectives. |
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The verbs used in such qualifier sentences are
in their short forms, either in the present, and either in the affirmative or
negative. |
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When the subject of the verb appears inside a qualifier sentence,
it is accompanied by the particle が, and not は. |
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You can use a noun with a qualifier sentence
just like any other noun.
In other words, a "qualifier sentence + noun" combination is
just like one big noun phrase.
You can put it anywhere in a sentence that you can have a
noun. |
これは去年の誕生日に彼女がくれた
本です。 |
This is a book that my girlfriend gave me on
my birthday last year. |
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kore-wa kyonen-no tanjoobi-ni, kanojo-ga kureta
hon desu. |
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父が、エイミー・タンが書いた
本をくれました。 |
My father gave me a book that Amy Tan wrote. |
chichi-ga, eimii tan ga kaita
hon-o kuremashita. |
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私が一番感動した
映画は「生きる」です。 |
The movie I was touched by the most is To
Live. |
watashi-ga ichiban kandoo-shita
eigo-wa "ikiru" desu. |
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