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Question about attributive clauses... - john555 - 2014-06-21 I know that if you want to say "The man who is reading the book" you say: Hon o yonde iru hito wa.... Can you also say: Hon o yomu hito wa... Thanks. Question about attributive clauses... - RandomQuotes - 2014-06-22 Yes, you can. But that would equal something to the effect of " The man/men who read book(s) [as opposed to something else]" Question about attributive clauses... - yudantaiteki - 2014-06-22 It depends on what you mean by "can you also say". "Hon o yomu hito" is a valid Japanese phrase but it doesn't mean the same thing as "Hon o yonde iru hito". "Hon o yomu hito" would generally mean "The person/people who [habitually] read books" or sometimes "who will read a book". Question about attributive clauses... - john555 - 2014-06-22 Thanks, I think I understand the difference now.