grammar help on ゆきの物語

[m_]

I have started trying to read ゆきの物語 and so far can follow the storyline, but there are some parts of the grammar I need help.

昔々（むかしむかし）、ある小（ちい）さな村（むら）にゆきという娘（むすめ）がおばあさんと二人（ふたり）で暮（く）らしていました。

how does the という comes in? I can't get who is quoting who.
娘 = daughter? I thought Yuki is a young guy with his mother. Who is the daughter here?

そして、ゆきと結婚（けっこん）したいという者（もの）も、誰（だれ）一人（ひとり）として現（あらわ）れたことはありませんでした。

I dun understand what does the という means again..

is there a english translated version of the story? I would want to be sure Im understanding what Im reading correctly

[Yudan Taiteki]

という can also mean "to be named" or "to be called". ゆきという娘 = "A daughter called yuki". Yuki is a girl (Yuuki is the guy's name).

という in the second instance is a descriptor, basically. "A person to whom Yuki wants to get married."

[richvh]

That should be "A person who wants to marry Yuki."

I'm moving this (like other threads about ゆきの物語) to the special section dedicated to it.

[m_]

I realised it is Yuki and her grandmother .. still dun understand how does the daughter char 娘 comes in.
I can understand the storyline in general but not sure of every grammar used, but reading this is so enjoyable

第二章 - 漁師（りょうし）との出会（であ）い
what does the との means? y are 2 particles used?

[m_]

間（ま）もなくゆきは海（うみ）に着（つ）きました。砂浜（すなはま）で漁師（りょうし）が網（あみ）に開（あ）いた穴（あな）を繕（つくろ）っていました。

それからゆきは砂浜（すなはま）に座（すわ）りな がら網（あみ）を繕（つくろ）って、その間に漁師（りょうし）は海岸（かいがん）で貝（かい）を取（と）りました。

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開（あ）いた
座（すわ）りな
are these verb congugations? it doesnt look familiar to me at all.

これからどこに行くところなのですか」と漁師（りょうし）は聞（き）きました。
what does なの means? how is it used?

[sgerdan]

yes ,they are verb conjugations.
開く (to be open) --開（あ）いた (was open)

座り(ながら) its " while sitting ".

[m_]

thanks ! i got ながら from Jim Breen's

[sgerdan]

どういたしまして

[richvh]

m_ wrote:
I realised it is Yuki and her grandmother .. still dun understand how does the daughter char 娘 comes in.

A lot of the relationship words can describe rough ages. 娘 - young woman, 母さん - young mother, おばさん - middle aged woman, おばあさん - old woman. That's what 娘 is doing here.

I can understand the storyline in general but not sure of every grammar used, but reading this is so enjoyable

第二章 - 漁師（りょうし）との出会（であ）い
what does the との means? y are 2 particles used?

と is "with" here, and の indicates that the phrase 漁師と is modifying 出会い.

[m_]

thanks ! how about なの ?

[richvh]

Before の, だ become な. See Tae Kim on の as explanation