Lance M. Hatami (michio@jps.net)
Sun, 7 Feb 1999 15:32:58 -0700
X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Macintosh; I; PPC) Message-ID: <36BE1499.EAA@jps.net> Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 15:32:58 -0700 From: "Lance M. Hatami" <michio@jps.net> Subject: Re: Iris Songs
> > > > Is it "Itoshi" or "Itoshii?" I mean is it shi+i? If it is, then it has to be
> > > > read "Itoshii."
> >
> > "Itoshii" can be used without the "no" (Itoshii hito). With the "no,"
> > drop the "i," I just asked my walking dictionary, my mother. :>
>
> I don't think there was ever a question (at least in my mind) about
> Itoshii being used without the "no" but thank you Lance for the small
> lesson. I didn't no you could drop "i" and add "no" instead. Do you
> know if this a general rule or a case by case scenario?
I think the "Itoshii" being used with a "no" was part of the problem,
which it cannot be. Also, there is no general rule that I can think of
where "i" could be dropped. I think it all depends on the case.