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せい が |
高い ひくい |
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のど が |
かわく かわいた かわいている |
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おなか が |
すく すいた すいている |
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あたま が |
いい |
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肉 が |
すきです (meat is favorite: in other words, someone likes meat) |
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高いです |
(Lit. Height is tall.)
Once you need to specify whom this statement is about, add 〜は.
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Where ? indicates that the following form's adequacy is questionalble, and *indicates that it is inadequate.
Note that in many societies "possessing a pencil" is not likely to provide a characterization of a person, whereas "possessing money" as well as "having a child" is more likely to do so.
Aは [Bが C ] ⇒ [Bが C] + NOUN 田中さんは、[音楽が すきです]。 ⇒ [音楽が すきな] 人は 田中さんです。 noun modifying form
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Last updated on 2000/01/02 (Y/M/D)
Copyright: SASAKI, Y.
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