--- In [email protected], "Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > Please examine the following sentence: > > Takasi-wa itosii Yosiko-ga mizu-o zibun-no ue-ni kobosita toki nurete- > simatta. > > First of all, is this a correct and natural sentence?
No, it is not. I guess you wanted to say "Takasi got wet when Yosiko, his loved one, spilled water on him." If so, the sentence should be "Takasi no koibito no Yosiko ga Takasi no ue ni mizu o kobosite simai, Takasi wa nurete simatta." > Secondly, in this sentence, who thought Yosiko is itosii? The external > speaker of the sentence? Or Takasi? The usage of "itosii" in the sentence is not correct, so there is no answer to this question. You should remember that when the word "itosii" modifies a person, it is usually accompanied by some possesive words like "watasi no", "kare no", etc to clarify the person who feels "itosii". Kamui ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/9rHolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Japanese_Language/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
