Genki 9-2 Qualifying Nouns with Verbs and Adjectives

Genki 9-2 Qualifying Nouns with Verbs and Adjectives

Qualifying nouns

The short form of verbs can be used to qualify nouns, much like adjectives can. In the example on the next slide, the phrase あそこでにほんをよんでいる (reading a book over there) is used as a qualifier for the noun がくせい.

あそこでで本をよんでいるがくせいはみちこさんです。

The student who is reading a book over there is Michiko.

人 person descriptions

• おもしろいひと     a person who is interesting (-i adjective)

• かみがながいひと     a person who has long hair 

• めがねをかけているひと     a person who wears glasses

• ねこがすきなひと　　　a person who likes cats (-na adjective)

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