Re : Sukii desu (was Re: Comer manzanas)

Dans un courrier daté du 23/04/00 01:25:02  , Eric a écrit :

> All this talk of "me gusta comer manzanas" etc. prompts me to ask if anyone
>  knows the "real" meaning of <sukii> in Japanese. AFAIK it's an adjective,
>  but it's used to show liking much as <gustar> in Spanish:
>
>  Kono kuruma wa    sukii desu.
>  this car    TOPIC ???   is.
>  =I/he/she/you/we/etc. like this car.
>
>  It would stand to reason that the adjective would be something like
>  "pleasing," but I'm not sure, as I've never seen it explained as an
>  adjective, outside of this usage. Also, I'm not sure how you specify WHO is
>  doing the liking... perhaps <ni>?
>  Anyone know?
>  Eric Christopherson / *Aiworegs Ghristobhorosyo
it's "suki" and as you know it's a verbal adjective.
there is a verb "to like" written with same kanji : "konomu" as in
"okonomiyaki".
many verbs make adj like this one :

tsutsumu > tsutsumashii
urayamu > urayamasu > urayamashii
etc.

who's doing the "liking" is either wa or ni.
like "wakaru" > kore wa boku ni wakaru : i know/ i get it.

mathias