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い / な / の + 名詞 (i / na / no + meishi) — adjectives & nouns describing a noun

How adjectives and nouns describe another noun.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

い-adj い-adj (〜い) + N
な-adj な-adj + な + N
N N1 + の + N2

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Meaning

All the "describe before the noun" patterns so far in one place — the shared rule for all four: the describing part always comes before the noun.

How to attach

  • い-adjective directly: 大きい家 (Lesson 8)
  • な-adjective + な: きれいなはな (Lesson 8)
  • noun + の: 日本語の本 (Lessons 1/3)
  • a whole clause in plain form: きのう買った本

Watch out

trap: な-adjectiveきれい/ゆうめい/しんせつ ➔ with な: きれいなはな, ゆうめいな人.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

あれは大きい家です。

あれはおおきいいえです。

That is a big house.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) あれは ──> the い-adj 大きい ──> [ nothing in between ] ──> [ + 家 ] ──> 大きい家 (a big house) ──> [ + です ].

これはきれいなはなです。

kore wa kirei na hana desu.

This is a pretty flower.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) これは ──> きれいtrap: な-adjective(a な-adj) ──> [ + な ✅ ] ──> きれいな ──> [ + はな ] ──> きれいなはな (a pretty flower) ──> [ + です ].

それは日本語の本です。

それはにほんごのほんです。

That is a book in Japanese.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) それは ──> the noun 日本語 ──> [ + の ✅ ] ──> 日本語の ──> [ + 本 ] ──> 日本語の本 (a book in Japanese) ──> [ + です ].

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

Which is correct for "big house"?

💡 Hint: An i-adjective takes no な.

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