Multiple nouns of in a sentence? Oh crap...

[Cillranchello]

One of my biggest hangups concerning Japanese has always been the existance of multiple nouns in a single sentence. Either I'm too hung up on particle usage(probably) or there's some golden rule that takes the scenic route over my head.

For example, lets say I wanted to say "I remember when thejapanesepage.com was a collection of simple grammar lessons."

Nouns: I, thejapanesepage.com, collection, grammar lessons
Adjectives: simple
Verb: to remember.

Now, I'm relatively sure I've got a handle on this. This sentence is what I think is correct:

私は、Thejapanesepage.comが、かんたんな文法レッスンのクレクションを覚える。
(As for myself, thejapanesepage.com, simple grammar lessons' collection remember)

But another part of me is sitting there thinking that I've got the whole bloody thing wrong (which is entirely likely), and then there's the part of me that thinks this is the correct statement.

私は、Thejapanesepage.comが、かんたんな文法のレッスンのクレクションを覚える。
(as for myself, the japanese page, simple grammar's lesson's collection remember.)

Granted the probability that I've got the whole blooming sentence wrong is entirely possible. Part of the problem with teaching yourself is there's no one to say "YOUR WRONG NUMBNUTS!"

Ahem, I digress.

どぞうよろしくお願いします！・ω・

[NileCat]

To begin with, there is another word called 'an auxiliary verb', which is 'was' in your sentence.

"I remember when thejapanesepage.com was a collection of simple grammar lessons.

= I remember / when / something was something.

Thejapanesepage.com was a collection of simple grammar lessons.
This is a perfect sentence, isn't it?
It's same when it is translated into Japanese.
You need a 'perfect sentence' with that auxiliary verb.

Secondly, as you see, you need to translate the word `when'

Finally, the meaning of the verb 覚える.
覚える=memorise, learn by heart, remember
It should be 覚えている in your sentence.

私は、Thejapanesepage.comが、かんたんな文法のレッスンのコレクションだったときを覚えている。

Hope it helps.

[NileCat]

Oh, I forgot to answer your question about the multiple nouns.

Both are totally fine.

[Cillranchello]

Eeeee~ I see.

Just one more question to sate my interest.

Is there any grammatically or inflectional difference between　～文法のレッスンの～ and ～文法レッスンの～?

Or is it one of those "personal choice" things that constantly evade me?

[NileCat]

I have no idea how it sounds in English.
But grammatically, the difference is as same as ;
grammar lesson / lesson of grammar

And if you do want to differentiate them with a reasonable answer,
I can tell you that we tend to avoid the consecution of many 'の's in a sentence.

Does it make sense ?

[coco]

crap..? Crap your hands?

[becki_kanou]

Cocoさん I am not sure if you are making a joke or not, but just in case...
"Oh crap!" is a casual (slightly vulgar) expression that means 「しまった！」. "Clap" as in "clap your hands" is spelled with an L.

[furrykef]

Tae Kim also likens it to the exclamation やばい in his blog.

[Cillranchello]

Aye, I think I've got the concept (probably not <.<).

助けてでありがとうございます！・ω・