Noun Modification Describing nouns

りん ご red fresh yummy あかい あたらし い おいしい big 大き い

handsome cool ハンサム な かっこい い scary こわい policeman けいさつかんの 27 さい の 27 years old 男の人

Mowing the lawn kind やさしい しんせつな Wearing a blue shirt あおいシャツ をきている salary man サラリーマン の 40 さいの 40years old しばふをかる Wearing a pair of white trousers しろいズボン をはいてい る 男の人

“Noun modification” means giving information about a noun or describing a noun. Adjective plain Verb plain Noun の Noun +

“Clausal” modification of nouns means a noun is modified with a verb or a whole clause instead of just one word. あおいシャツをきてい る しばふをかる 男の人

In English we call these `relative clauses` as they usually contain a verb and relative pronoun-who, whom, which, that, when where. who is wearing a blue shirt who mows the lawn The man Have you noticed the difference between the two languages??

who is wearing a blue shirt who mows the lawn The man そうで す !! In English the relative clause modifies the noun it follows. In Japanese the relative clause goes in front of the noun it modifies. あおいシャツをきてい る しばふをかる 男の人

To modify nouns with a clause Formation: Clause with a Verb Plain form + Noun Clausal Modification of Nouns Use: