what does "私なりに..." mean?


In a daily conversation, I heard this sentence:

> **私なりに** 添削してみましたが他の方の意見も参考にしてみてください！

I think I understand, but I have never heard "noun + なりに + ..." before.

  1. What does "私なりに..." mean? 
  2. How can it be generalized to other nouns?




～なりに means "in one's own way/style". So that sentence means

> I corrected it in my own way, but please get others' opinions too!

  1. So 私なりに～ means "in my own way", and is a very common phrase to see for ～なりに.
  2. It can basically be generalized to any other noun. It is used when that "style" can be emphasized for the situation.

>   * 私は私なりに[価値観]{か・ち・かん}を持っている → I have my own set of values.
>   * 子供は子供なりに率直に話す → Children speak very frankly in their own way.
>   * 彼は彼なりに問題の[解決策]{かい・けつ・さく}を求めている → He is looking for a solution to the
> problem in his own manner.
>

There is also the form `Noun1 + なりの + Noun2`. It shifts the focus of the
"style" from the verb action to Noun2.

>   * 教授なりの考え → Professors' own idea
>   * [田舎]{≪いなか≫}はそれなりの魅力がある → The country(side) has a charm of its own
>

In my opinion the nuances are subtle enough that なりに and なりの seem pretty
interchangeable when a Noun2 is involved (someone correct me on this if I'm
wrong). For example, compare

>   * 私は **私なりに** [価値観]{か・ち・かん}を **持っている** → I have my own set of values (the
> "having" is done in my own way).
>   * 私は **私なりの[価値観]{か・ち・かん}** を持っている → I have my own set of values (the
> values are my own, but I have them the same way everyone else does).
>




～なりに means "in one's own way/style". So that sentence means

> I corrected it in my own way, but please get others' opinions too!

  1. So 私なりに～ means "in my own way", and is a very common phrase to see for ～なりに.
  2. It can basically be generalized to any other noun. It is used when that "style" can be emphasized for the situation.

>   * 私は私なりに[価値観]{か・ち・かん}を持っている → I have my own set of values.
>   * 子供は子供なりに率直に話す → Children speak very frankly in their own way.
>   * 彼は彼なりに問題の[解決策]{かい・けつ・さく}を求めている → He is looking for a solution to the
> problem in his own manner.
>

There is also the form `Noun1 + なりの + Noun2`. It shifts the focus of the
"style" from the verb action to Noun2.

>   * 教授なりの考え → Professors' own idea
>   * [田舎]{≪いなか≫}はそれなりの魅力がある → The country(side) has a charm of its own
>

In my opinion the nuances are subtle enough that なりに and なりの seem pretty
interchangeable when a Noun2 is involved (someone correct me on this if I'm
wrong). For example, compare

>   * 私は **私なりに** [価値観]{か・ち・かん}を **持っている** → I have my own set of values (the
> "having" is done in my own way).
>   * 私は **私なりの[価値観]{か・ち・かん}** を持っている → I have my own set of values (the
> values are my own, but I have them the same way everyone else does).
>

