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cloud9 (Offline)
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04-25-2011, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by masaegu View Post
There is no action there. It's just saying "oldest in Japan". Particles are not that simple.

One needs to remembner the following as a set phrase.
"Place + + 一番 + Adjective"

Replace the で with に and the phrase's meaning will change completely.
= "The most (adjective) for Japan"
~~に = ~~にとって
Ok got it ^_^<

Last edited by cloud9 : 04-25-2011 at 03:39 AM.