いっぴきのこいがいます。
ippiki no koi ga imasu
there is one koi.
にひきのこいがいます。nihiki no koi ga imasuthere are two koi.
たくさんのこいがいます。
takusan no koi ga imasu
there are lots of koi.
このこいはとてもきれいです。
kono koi wa totemo kirei desu
these koi are very beautiful.
こいはいません。
koi wa imasen
there are no koi.
にひきのりす
nihiki no risu
two squirrels
さんびきのりす
sanbiki no risu
three squirrels
もういっぴきのりす
mō ippiki no risu
and another one squirrel
もういっぴきのりす
mō ippiki no risu
and another one squirrel
もういっぴきのりす
mō ippiki no risu
and another one squirrel
もういっぴきのりす
mō ippiki no risu
and another one squirrel
いっぴきのりす
ippiki no risu
one squirrel
ippiki no risu
one squirrel
ippiki no risu
one squirrel
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In Japanese you place the colour adjective in front of the noun. As you can see from the following chart, there are two groups. Half take の and half don’t.
Yours for the asking:
That was a beautiful and colourful experience!
And your master just loves you!
one dog
いっぴきの いぬ
ippiki no inu
two dogs
にひきの いぬ
nihiki no inu
three dogs
さんびきの いぬ
sanbiki no inu
four dogs
よんひきの いぬ
yonhiki no inu
five dogs
ごひきの いぬ
gohiki no inu
six dogs
ろっぴきの いぬ
roppiki no inu
seven dogs
ななひきの いぬ
nanahiki no inu
eight dogs
はっぴきの いぬ
happiki no inu
nine dogs
きゅうひきの いぬ
kyuuhiki no inu
ten dogs
じゅっぴきの いぬ
juppiki no inu
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