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例題で…… The conductor whom I had never met suddenly called me Ken. Applicants whom we hire must be rational. The candidate whom I interviewed today has a lot of qualifications. Students whose score on the written exam is below average cannot take the listning exam. この先行詞たちにはTheが付いたり付かなかったりなのですが、その理由が分かりません。 どうして、Theが付いたり付かなかったりするのか教えて下さい。 よろしくお願いします!

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回答No.2

The conductor と The candidate は実際に会った、名前がある具体的な人です。頭の中に顔を思い浮かべられる特定の人なので定冠詞を取ります。 Applicants whom we hire は、まだ誰と決まってはいません。Students whose score on the written exam is below averageは、現在~未来の試験を受ける人すべてのうち、これこれの条件に当てはまる人ということなので、これも確定していません。こうした不確定な人は不定冠詞になります(複数なので無冠詞に見えますが、不定冠詞です)。

dennsizisyo
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お礼

詳しい説明をありがとうございます! 外人はこういうのを無意識でやっていると思い、言語の奥深さを知りました。

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  • sunasearch
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回答No.1

Applicants, Students は、先行詞以下のそういう人たち「一般」を指しているのでtheがつかないのですが、 conductor, candidate は先行詞以下の「特定」の人を指しているのでtheがいるのです。

dennsizisyo
質問者

お礼

なるほど。そういうことだったんですね! お陰ですっきりしました。ありがとうございました!

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