Are there rules for omitting にin phrases?


> 暗い森、さまよう "Kurai mori, samayou"

translates to "in the dark forest you wander". Is the comma here replacing the
function of ni? can you always replace it this way or is it specific to this
sentence?




> Is the comma here replacing the function of ni?

No, it isn't -- in two meanings.

* * *

First, your phrase " _kurai mori, samayou_ " ([暗]{くら}い[森]{もり}、さまよう) is not a
grammatically well-formed sentence.

It looks like just saying "Dark forest, (you) wander." How you interpret these
words is up to you. So that comma doesn't have the function of _ni_.

* * *

Secondly, to be a valid sentence, it should be " _kurai mori **o** samayou_"
([暗]{くら}い[森]{もり} **を** さまよう).

" _Kurai mori **ni** samayou_" is incorrect.




> Is the comma here replacing the function of ni?

No, it isn't -- in two meanings.

* * *

First, your phrase " _kurai mori, samayou_ " ([暗]{くら}い[森]{もり}、さまよう) is not a
grammatically well-formed sentence.

It looks like just saying "Dark forest, (you) wander." How you interpret these
words is up to you. So that comma doesn't have the function of _ni_.

* * *

Secondly, to be a valid sentence, it should be " _kurai mori **o** samayou_"
([暗]{くら}い[森]{もり} **を** さまよう).

" _Kurai mori **ni** samayou_" is incorrect.

