Japanese NO and DE in this phrase
Hello.
In this phrase:
私は日本語が分からなかったから日本でテレビを見ませんでした。
watashi wa nihongo ga wakaranakatta kara nihon DE terebi wo mimasendeshita
I was thinking if I could use NO instead of DE, so it would be:
私は日本語が分からなかったから日本のテレビを見ませんでした。
watashi wa nihongo ga wakaranakatta kara nihon NO terebi wo mimasendeshita
I know DE indicates where an action is taking place, but could NO do the same in this phrase? Am I changing the meaning?
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Answers · 6
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We need more context to say which is correct.
If the speaker was in Japan, the DE of the first sentence is correct. "I didn't watch TV in Japan".
About the NO of the second one, I would say 日本のテレビ番組を.
I hope this was helpful.
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"NO" means "Of" in English
For instance ,
One of my hobby ,
わたしの趣味の←ひとつに
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