次の「普通」What does it mean?


> A : この電車は東京へ行きますか。
>
> B : いいえ、行きません。次の「普通」ですよ。

I'm not sure what B meant by 'the next local train'. It sounds like he's
saying that 'this train is the next local train' which meaning I could not
understand. My friend suggested that he must have meant 'it's the next local
train (that will go to Tokyo)' but the topic is 'This train'.




Your friend is correct in his/her understanding.

> A : この電車は東京へ行きますか。
>
> B : いいえ、行きません。次の「普通」ですよ。

In A's question, "this train" is surely the subject. It is explicitly
mentioned.

When B replies, however, s/he utters two short sentences with a different (and
unmentioned) subject for each.

That is the Japanese language; It is all about context.

> A: "Does this train go to Tokyo?"
>
> B: "No, it doesn't. The next local train does/goes to Tokyo."




Your friend is correct in his/her understanding.

> A : この電車は東京へ行きますか。
>
> B : いいえ、行きません。次の「普通」ですよ。

In A's question, "this train" is surely the subject. It is explicitly
mentioned.

When B replies, however, s/he utters two short sentences with a different (and
unmentioned) subject for each.

That is the Japanese language; It is all about context.

> A: "Does this train go to Tokyo?"
>
> B: "No, it doesn't. The next local train does/goes to Tokyo."

