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SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE GRAMMAR
2.2. Pre-nominal element + Noun
There are several patterns in this category.

2.2.1. Demonstrative adjective + Noun
(6) Z 0 $ (this book); 0 f & (that student); Z tv B 4 & (such a
dictionary; a dictionary like this)

2.2.2. Adjective + Noun
frbl). L*< Clrl
(7) % 1:li% (difficult homework); 3 B P L X (a pretty dress); &$
<
i'X
0% (an ordinary house)*; 2 T@$Ufb 7)f- b (a cheap and conven-
ient apartment)
2.2.3. Noun (+ Prt.) 0 Noun
ti lri 3 +r=
% ~O%IT%
(the subway system in Tokyo)
&&xtv0&&mgj$
(Mr. Suzuki's father's company)
%&* 6 0+@
(a letter from my teacher)

$$&, fJ9fJtfb~a>E%
(problems such as kanji and katakana)
(+ no1 (DBJG: 312-15))

2.2.4. {Noun / Verb} + Compound particle (pre-nominal form) + Noun
1: IiL r XLWi *.L
(9) a. EI K MT a ii3
(a paper on Japanese grammar)

b. (zo&&)T& ~=$fi9~0%%
(precautions before doing (this job))

*There are a handful of adjectives that have prenorninal forms ending with no rather
than i (i-adjectives) or na (na-adjectives). More examples:
LS 3d'
(i) 38 < 0 (distant); h < 0 (nearby); % < 0 (many); (constant); %$$o) (the
newest)

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