model・type
pattern・kind
shape
size(d)
Structure
- Noun + がた・けい
- Noun1 + がた・けい + (の) + Noun2
- Noun + の + かた
- い-Adjective[
い] + がた
[型 is almost always read がた when paired with a noun due to rendaku]
[型 is used when referring to models, types or patterns (血液型), while 形 is used when referring to shapes (ハート形)]
この星がたネックレスは金でできています。
Is there any reason I can’t/shouldn’t put の after がた? It wasn’t accepted when I tried.
Mostly because it’s a single noun, you’re not trying to specify what kind of necklace it is, as much as you’re just saying its a Star-shaped Necklace.
I’m not following
形 is used also to denote grammatical forms (as, for example, in 否定形 (hiteikei, negative form) ), so it’s not only used for visible shapes, as stated in the explanation.
Hello! Where does 姿 (すがた) fit into all this?
