Re: Sukii desu (was Re: Comer manzanas)

At 4/22/00 06:24 PM +0600, you wrote:

>Kono kuruma wa    sukii desu.
>this car    TOPIC ???   is.
>=I/he/she/you/we/etc. like this car.
This could also be said as:

kono kuruma ga suki desu.
this car SUBJECT like is

>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.
_suki_ is definitely an adjective, and your suggestion of "pleasing" is
appropriate.

Boku wa suki na kuruma o mitta.
I TOPIC like NA car OBJECT saw
"I saw a car that I like" or "I saw a pleasing car."

 Also, I'm not sure how you specify WHO is
>doing the liking... perhaps <ni>?
Right again, or more commonly the topic marker.

Boku wa kono kuruma ga suki desu.
I TOPIC this car SUBJECT like is.
"I like this car."

Marcus