Lesson 7. Grammar Item #3
The food at that restaurant is cheap and delicious. (Lit., The food at that restaurant is delicious, being cheap.)
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the food at that restaurant àあのレストランのたべもの
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is delicious à おいしいです
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is cheap à やすい です
cheap [Present] is [Polite] [Present]
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is not cheap à やすく ありません
cheap [Adverb] does not
exist
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being cheap
à
やすく て
cheap [Adverb] to
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N.B. The linking verb /desu/ of /i/-adjective plus /desu/ is used to express that the speaker is polite in his/her utterance, not to express any meaning of the linking verb.
１）あのレストランのたべものは、やすくて、おいしいです。
a) Takeshi is tall and smart. (Lit., Takeshi is smart, being tall.)
b) Takeshi has long hair, and takes a bath in the morning and evening.
That woman is energetic and interesting. (Lit., The
woman is interesting, being energetic.)
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that woman àあのおんなのひと
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is interesting à おもしろいです
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is energetic à げんきで す
energetic-being-to be
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is not energetic à げんきじゃ ありません
げんきでは ありません
energetic-being-to-TOPIC does not exist
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being energetic
à
げんき で
energetic being
[/na/-adjective]
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２）あのおんなのひとは、げんきで、おもしろいです。
c) Takeshi likes Japanese songs, and knows 20 Japanese songs.
Professor Yamashita is Japanese, and is about forty
years old. (Lit., Professor Yamashita is forty years old, being Japanese.)
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Professor Yamashita is forty years old
àやましたせんせいは４０さいです
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is Japanese à にほんじんで す
Japanese-being-to be
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is not Japanese à にほんじんじゃ ありません
にほんじんでは ありません
Japanese-being-to-TOPIC does not exist
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being Japanese
à
にほんじん で
Japanese being
[Noun]
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３）やましたせんせいは、にほんじんで、４０さいです。
d) The baby at home is one year old, and drinks milk by himself.
e) Takeshi is interesting, and is not married.
f) Takeshi is plays basketball, and is tall.