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11-13-2010, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Decimus View Post
To clarify (masaegu, please correct me if I'm wrong):
「わたしのたんじょうびパーティ 」 "My birthday party"
「わたしのたんじょうびに、パーティ」 "For my birthday, a party..."
「わたしのたんじょうびで、パーティ」 "As it is my birthday, a party..."
All correct. As I'm sure you are aware, the last two cannot end with the word パーティー. The "..." part tells me you're on the right track.

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「わたしのたんじょうびのパーティ」 Very awkward emphasis, but should still be (technically) correct. (meaning "My birthday party".) I may be mistaken though.
It's "correct" but too wordy and unnatural. By the same token, "The party for my birthday" is grammatically correct, too, but who would say it?

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This should be the correct one:
「わたしのたんじょうびパーティ 」 
Yes. For us native speakers, 誕生日パーティー is one word.


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