Thursday 30 April 2015

particle の - General meaning of AとBのC?


Is it (AとB)のC, Aと(BのC), or (AのC)と(BのC) ...?



Answer




It depends on the context.


For example, in the case of 彼と私の娘は、昨年同じ小学校に入学した. When he is a child, it means Aと(BのC). When he is an adult, it means (AのC)と(BのC). When he is the daughter's father and the sentence is 彼と私の娘は、昨年小学校に入学した, it means (AとB)のC.


In the case of 彼と私の娘は、頭が良い, it also could mean the three patterns. If you clearly want to mean (AのC)と(BのC), you should say 彼の娘と私の娘は、頭が良い.


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