Qubyte Codes

Nouns

Nouns use the の particle to attribute. In English it roughly corresponds to of, with the order reversed.

• B の A
• A of B

It's common to see this. For example, when you're introducing yourself in a business setting, you'll use this for to say that you're of the company.

• ABCのスミスです。
• I'm (John) Smith of ABC (corp).

It's also used for possession.

• それは私(わたし)の財(さい)布(ふ)です。
• That is my wallet.

When the context is clear, the attributive form can be terminated by the の.

• Q: これは誰(だれ)の財(さい)布(ふ)ですか。
• Q: Who's wallet is this?
• A: 私(わたし)のです。
• A: It's mine.

Adjectives

形(けい)容(よう)動(どう)詞(し)

形(けい)容(よう)動(どう)詞(し) use a particle to attribute, just like nouns do. Unlike nouns they use な rather than の.

• 静(しず)かな村(むら)です。
• (It is) a quiet village.

形(けい)容(よう)詞(し)

In multilingual dictionaries 形(けい)容(よう)詞(し) are usually listed in their attributive form, so there's not much more to know!

• 騒(そう)々(ぞう)しい町(まち)です。
• (It's a) noisy city.