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03-26-2009, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jesselt View Post
 

一番友達 when it should really be 一番いい友達 (いちばんいいともだち) because 一番 cannot directly modify a noun.
Says who?

一番星= the first star of evening
一番ホーム= Track #1 (at a train station)
一番打者= the leadoff batter (in baseball)
一番茶= the first picking of tea
一番弟子= one's best pupil

and the list can go on......
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