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Posted by maako at Jun 8, 2006 4:49:23 PM
Re: Please help: what does "kimi no warui" mean ?
Hi Lian,

No, I don't think this is a special case. YOu can find lots of adjectives consist of "<NOUN> no <ADJECTIVE>" in Japaense vocabularies.

They can be said "<NOUN> ga <ADJECTIVE>" instead of "<NOUN> no <ADJECTIVE>". For example, "kimi no warui" and "kimi ga warui" are almost same adjectives and same meaning.

However, the usage is different.

When you use "<NOUN> no <ADJECTIVE>", you should usually place a noun after it. Like "kimi no warui basho" (<NOUN> no <ADJECTIVE> + <NOUN>)

"<NOUN> ga <ADJECTIVE>" is usually used after "<Subject> + <verb>"

Maako