I Indiana Registered Joined 3 Jul 2021 Messages 13 Reaction score 6 9 Nov 2021 #1 I have a doubt that I shouldn't have… for example should I say 黒 い 車 or 黒 い の 車? Or also 私 の 車 の 鍵 or 私 の 車 鍵? Are both right? When should I use the の as a possessive adjective? Thanks.
I have a doubt that I shouldn't have… for example should I say 黒 い 車 or 黒 い の 車? Or also 私 の 車 の 鍵 or 私 の 車 鍵? Are both right? When should I use the の as a possessive adjective? Thanks.
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 9 Nov 2021 #2 It's 黒い車 and 私の車の鍵. Generally speaking, の is needed for nouns. Notice that 車 is a noun while 黒い is an adjective by itself, as same as 高い, 寒い or 重い.
It's 黒い車 and 私の車の鍵. Generally speaking, の is needed for nouns. Notice that 車 is a noun while 黒い is an adjective by itself, as same as 高い, 寒い or 重い.
I Indiana Registered Joined 3 Jul 2021 Messages 13 Reaction score 6 9 Nov 2021 Thread starter #3 I understood. Thank you