smith on Mar 14th 2010 05:46 am edit
From my text book, it teaches me sentences like:
富士山は 高い 山です。
Then I heard a song whose lyric is like:
大きな 太鼓 ドンドン 小さな 太鼓 どんどんどん 。
Why does the 2nd sentence is not like
"大きい 太鼓 ドンドン 小さい 太鼓 どんどんどん 。"？？？
Thanks in advance.:relief:hmmm.... interesting. if i were to order a small pack of fries, i would probably say 小さいポテト. most of the times, it could be replaced, though- 大きい人＝大きな人。you might want to try http://www.thejapanesepage.com/w/index.php?title=Ookii_vs_ookina but it didn't make much sense to me when i read it.great, thanks a lot. It explains a lot to me and very is very helpful. :)Have you gotten into な vs い adjectives? There are basically two kinds... the two I just mentioned. 大きい and 小さい happen to be special, in that they can be used both ways. I couldn't tell you why if my life depended on it though.〜なる is more like a phrase that is used like adjective these days.
Like 美しき, 〜なる also came from archaic grammar.
It is 連体形 (placed before noun) of なり.
This page might be of some help to see its conjugation and function.
http://contest.thinkquest.gr.jp/tqj2001/40555/zyodoushi2.htm#nari
Though 〜なる is still in use, it can be "translated" as 〜である.
You can find many examples with this form;
母なる大地
大いなる野望
遥かなる故郷
新たなる門出I also found na-adj rather than it's i-form(like 大きな instead of 大きい); ki-adj than it's i-form (美しき instead of 美しい) is used more often in song, poem, or ancient writing.
I have a question, (hope it's not of topic).
I often found 聖なる (can't recall more exs atm) also used in a poetic nuance. Is なる in 聖なる also another kind of adj?
If so, then how about 神聖なる、偉大なる ?
And, could any1 give more examples?Thanks for the response. I know there are two kinds of adjective. I am just confused why 大きい and 小さい are used differently in that song. I am wondering if there is any rules for when to use 大きい and 小さい and when to use 大きな and 小さな ...hmmm.... interesting. if i were to order a small pack of fries, i would probably say 小さいャeト.
You would indeed be asking for 1 small potato, and not an s-size pack of them.#If you have any other info about this subject , Please add it free.# |
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