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=== Classifiers === | === Classifiers === | ||
Counting is not done with numerals as adjectives ''before'' the noun phrase, but with special classifiers + numerals ''after'' the noun phrase, as ''adverbs''. | |||
{| class="bluetable" | {| class="bluetable" | ||
! Classifier | ! Classifier | ||
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<br clear="both" /> | <br clear="both" /> | ||
Plants and animals that may have hanji beyond our corpus or are nation-specific, should be spelled out phonetically, but appended with a "determiner", a hanji that shows what class of being the creature is. This is helpful, as it gives a hint to those unfamiliar with the being. | |||
{| class="bluetable" | {| class="bluetable" | ||
! | ! Determiner | ||
! Use | ! Use | ||
! Example | ! Example | ||
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| 鳥 ''teu'' | | 鳥 ''teu'' | ||
| birds | | birds | ||
| Japanese Quail (鶉) ウスラ鳥 ''usira-teu'' | |||
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