Questions & Answers about tooi wakusei o mita.
Why is 遠い placed before 惑星?
Because 遠い is an i-adjective, and in Japanese, i-adjectives go directly before the noun they modify.
So:
- 遠い惑星 = a distant planet
This works a lot like English distant planet.
You do not need a word like of or that is here. Japanese simply puts the adjective before the noun.
Examples:
- 大きい犬 = a big dog
- 古い本 = an old book
- 遠い惑星 = a distant planet
Why is there no particle after 遠い?
Because 遠い is directly modifying 惑星.
When an i-adjective modifies a noun, it attaches straight to the noun with no particle in between:
- 遠い惑星
- 新しい車
- 面白い映画
A beginner might expect something between them, but Japanese does not need anything there.
What does を do in this sentence?
