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    vanandrew
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    Can you use a noun as an adjective? (I guess, similar to how you can use a noun as a verb with ~する). If so, how?

    You can do it in English, sort of, even if you probably shouldn’t.

    Sorry if this is a rambling mess, long day, scattered brain etc.

     

     

     

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    Joel
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    Yep – in the sense that you can use a noun to describe another noun with の.

    For example, みどりの木 = green trees, or 日本語の先生 = a Japanese-language teacher, or 女の子 = a female child.

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    vanandrew
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    Indeed. Thanks Joel.

     

    I  was stuck in trying to convert English directly mode.

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