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  • May 19, 2012 at 2:20 pm #30963

    vanandrew
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    I’ve just started on the な adjective section. I’ve gone through the lesson and its examples and I’m still a little unclear on the difference in meaning when the な adjective comes before the noun compared to after the noun.

    Does anyone have any good examples or definitions to help?

    May 19, 2012 at 2:35 pm #30964

    zeldaskitten
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    its just like in english really. “the black cat” vs “the cat is black”.

    =^..^=
    May 19, 2012 at 2:59 pm #30966

    Joel
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    For a Japanese example:

    この本が好きです – I like this book (or, this book is likeable)
    これは好きな本です – this is the book that I like (or, this is a likeable book)

    May 19, 2012 at 11:14 pm #30975

    vanandrew
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    Thanks guys, that helps.

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