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Difference between 背が高い and 背の高い - aushtx - 2015-07-03
Google shows similar amount of results. What is the difference in grammar and usage senses?
Difference between 背が高い and 背の高い - john555 - 2015-07-03
I don't know but in fact I came across "背が高い" yesterday in a story I'm reading.
I've seen "背が高い" in other places too but never "背の高い".
Difference between 背が高い and 背の高い - Ash_S - 2015-07-03
が can be replaced by の in modifying clauses:
彼は背の高い。 wrong, should be 背が高い.
彼は背の高い男である。 - he is a tall man (背の高い is modifying/describing 男)
背の高い男性は背の低い女性を好む。 - Men who are tall prefer women who are short.
or with a different phrase...
お前がやった。 - you did [it]
お前のやったことは間違っちゃいない。 - what you did isn't wrong. (お前のやった is modifying こと)
Difference between 背が高い and 背の高い - ktcgx - 2015-07-03
The 'no' replacing 'ga' in modifying clauses is pretty usual, not just limited to se no takai.
Difference between 背が高い and 背の高い - john555 - 2015-07-03
I HATE when they use "no" instead of "ga" in a modifying clause!
But seriously, do native Japanese people prefer one over the other, or is it a matter of personal "style"?
Difference between 背が高い and 背の高い - RandomQuotes - 2015-07-03
As I've noticed, people tend to us の over が in subordinate clauses to avoid the repetition of the same particle.
So something like 背が高い人が言った would become 背の高い人が言った
Difference between 背が高い and 背の高い - john555 - 2015-07-04
RandomQuotes Wrote:As I've noticed, people tend to us の over が in subordinate clauses to avoid the repetition of the same particle.Yes...like what they call in English "elegant variation".
So something like 背が高い人が言った would become 背の高い人が言った
Difference between 背が高い and 背の高い - wareya - 2015-07-04
I actually find it easier when の is the marker in adjectival clauses.