pronoun ‘one’, ‘reduced’ noun
Structure
- Noun 1 + Pronoun + の (Noun 2)
- If Noun 2 is understood through context:
Noun 1 + のNoun 2
[Used primarily to avoid repetition, の takes the place of a noun that is omitted from the sentence]
To me it seems like the structure given is not used by the example sentences. The example sentences seem to all use a structure of
- Noun 1 ・ Pronoun + のOptional Noun 2
I don’t see any sentences where a pronoun immediately follows a noun.
The・is often used in Japanese to mean “or.”
So, the structure is [Noun 1 -or- Pronoun + のOptional Noun 2]. The・would have to be a + instead to indicate that the noun and pronoun are to be used in sequence together
That’s the problem. Bunpro uses a + which is why I am confused.
I am familiar with the convention of ・ meaning or and I even used it when explaining what I was seeing in the example sentences in my previous post.
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