Qualifying Nouns with Verbs and Adjectives

The short form of verbs and adjectives can be used to qualify nouns. It is important to remember that the qualifier comes before the object it is qualifying.

Examples:

おもしろい　ひと　a person who is interesting

かみがながい　ひと　a person who has long hair

めがねをかけている　ひと　a person who wears glasses

ねこがすきな　ひと　a person who likes cats