Adjective and もの

[thesuker]

I was watching a video that tells the かさじぞう story with hiragana subtitles and it starts with the following: むかしむかしゆきぶかいやまおくに、しょうじきもののおじいさんとおばあさんがすんでいました

My question is, why use しょうじき+もの+の... and not just しょうじきな... When do we use adjective+もの?

 

[Mike Cash]

Thanks for making my point in the other thread, even if this is a video.

しょうじきもの の おじいさん

正直者のおじいさん

See?

Why not break it

しょうじ ＋ きもの ？

障子 着物 の おじいさん

 

[SomeCallMeChris]

しょうじきもののおじいさん

The answer to your question in -many- cases would be because ものの is special expression roughly meaning 'though' or sometimes 'while'. I say this just because you're asking about a pattern that does actually exist.

However, your actual case is not that pattern, しょうじきもの is one word in this case.

 

[thesuker]

Thanks mike, it truly can be confusing without kanji.

 

[Mike Cash]

Thanks mike, it truly can be confusing without kanji.

Of course, the same problems exist for learners using adult materials as well...plus the problem of looking up unknown kanji. But this helps show that materials aimed at children have problems as well, including some that are more common in them.

Note what Chris said as well. I was remiss in not addressing what he pointed out in my reply to you.