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Anwar Rizalman
Qualifying Nouns with verbs question
Im using Integrated Genki Books.
So in the book to qualify nouns with verbs is (for example)
-> めがねをかけているひと。
Which uses the short form for the verb before the noun...
But I found one that is using the verb stem and not it’s short form. I don’t know if both are correct or what? The sentence is this
—> 京都行き電車(きょうといきでんしゃ)ps I don’t know any kanji so it will be helpful if you give me the kana too.
Nov 28, 2018 9:18 AM
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京都行き電車 is not verb + noun.
This is just noun.
This is used like this example.
Ex:私は(くるま)に のります。
私は(京都行き電車)にのります。
November 28, 2018
京都行き電車 is a compound noun which consists of two nouns,
”京都行き” , a noun made from a verb, and ”電車", a noun.
”行き” is a 連用形(RENYOUKEI) of a verb "行く“ (It is not a stem. The stem of 行く(IKU) is "IK")
連用形 is often used as a noun.
※ The structure is same as "駆け込み乗車“, which consists of 駆け込み(かけこみ)and 乗車(じょうしゃ)
※ 京都行き is also a combound noun.
November 28, 2018
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Anwar Rizalman
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Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese, Korean, Malay
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