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Murasaki Kami

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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:25 am


	I'm a bit confused right now. I was corrected on an exercise where I had written "sanbiki inu wa". The correct version apparently is "sanbiki no inu wa". Can someone explain to me why the の is used in this context? My lesson didn't explain that at all. ><

Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 4:43 pm


	I dont know what sanbiki is D: And Google Translate has failed me! But my best guess is that the 'の' is possessive and shows that sanbiki belongs to the inu, or is a description OF the inu. Oh, if only I knew what sanbiki was...

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Murasaki Kami

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Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 6:11 pm


	Sanbiki is 3 plus the counter for animals. So Sanbiki no inu means 3 dogs. Which is a description of the dogs, in a way, so I guess that's why no is required.

Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:33 am


	Oh, I see! Well then, yeah, the 'no' is because its the amount OF dogs which counts as a description in a weird way. : D

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