When using an adverb, do pronouns come before or after?


I am try to translate “only one you” (only one of you but do not know if would
translate correct) using yuiitsu as only one, does anata come before after
thank you!




Here are some fundamental rules:

  * An adverb cannot modify a (pro)noun. An adverb is for modifying a verb or an adjective. To modify a (pro)noun, you need **an adjective**.
  * Japanese modifiers almost always come before the modified word.

Therefore, you have to pick an adjective to modify あなた ( _anata_ , "you").
Fortunately, 唯一 ( _yuiitsu_ , "sole/only") can work as an adjective by adding
the linking particle の ( _no_ ). This type of word is called a _no-adjective_
in Japanese. It has to be placed **before** the modified noun.

So you can say:

> 唯一のあなた (in kanji and kana)  
>  ゆいいつのあなた (in kana only)  
>  yuiitsu no anata (in romaji)

This is understandable, but I think this concept is better conveyed with a
phrase like たった一人の自分 ( _tatta hitori no jibun_ ; たった = _tatta_ = "only", 一人 =
_hitori_ = "one (person)", 自分 = _jibun_ = "self").

