Title: Minihongo (EN) / 02 Grammar / 06 Making Nouns
Tags: Making_Nouns

GrammarName: Nominalizer (の)
Example: 食(た)べるのが 好(す)きだ。
ExampleTranslation: I like eating.
Explanation: Casual. 食べるのが好き. Also in questions: 何しているの？
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GrammarName: Nominalizer (の)
Example: 何(なに)しているの？
ExampleTranslation: What are you doing?
Explanation: Casual. 食べるのが好き. Also in questions: 何しているの？
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GrammarName: Nominalizer (こと)
Example: 動(うご)くことは良(よ)い。
ExampleTranslation: Moving is good (the idea of moving).
Explanation: Turns actions into abstract ideas. Invisible things. 走ること = the idea of running. Compare: 飲むもの = a drinkable thing (physical). こと = idea, もの = thing.
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GrammarName: Nominalizer (こと)
Example: 行(い)くことができる。
ExampleTranslation: It is possible to go.
Explanation: Turns actions into abstract ideas. Invisible things. 走ること = the idea of running. Compare: 飲むもの = a drinkable thing (physical). こと = idea, もの = thing.
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GrammarName: Nominalizer (こと)
Example: 必要(ひつよう)なことを言(い)う。
ExampleTranslation: I will say something necessary (abstract).
Explanation: Turns actions into abstract ideas. Invisible things. 走ること = the idea of running. Compare: 飲むもの = a drinkable thing (physical). こと = idea, もの = thing.
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GrammarName: Nominalizer (もの)
Example: 飲(の)むもの。
ExampleTranslation: Something to drink.
Explanation: Physical things you can touch or point to. 飲むもの = something to drink. こと = abstract idea, もの = concrete thing.
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GrammarName: Nominalizer (もの)
Example: 読(よ)むもの。
ExampleTranslation: Something to read.
Explanation: Physical things you can touch or point to. 飲むもの = something to drink. こと = abstract idea, もの = concrete thing.
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GrammarName: Nominalizer (もの)
Example: 必要(ひつよう)なものを持(も)っている。
ExampleTranslation: I have something necessary (physical).
Explanation: Physical things you can touch or point to. 飲むもの = something to drink. こと = abstract idea, もの = concrete thing.
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GrammarName: Way of Doing
Example: 食(た)べ方(かた)を教(おし)えてください。
ExampleTranslation: Please teach me how to eat (this).
Explanation: The way of doing. Attach to verb stem. 食べ方 = how to eat. 使い方 = how to use. こと (idea) + もの (thing) + 方 (method) = express everything.
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GrammarName: Way of Doing
Example: この言(こと)葉(ば)の使(つか)い方(かた)が知(し)りたい。
ExampleTranslation: I want to know how to use this word.
Explanation: The way of doing. Attach to verb stem. 食べ方 = how to eat. 使い方 = how to use. こと (idea) + もの (thing) + 方 (method) = express everything.
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GrammarName: Way of Doing
Example: 聞(き)き方(かた)が必要(ひつよう)だ。
ExampleTranslation: The way you ask is necessary.
Explanation: The way of doing. Attach to verb stem. 食べ方 = how to eat. 使い方 = how to use. こと (idea) + もの (thing) + 方 (method) = express everything.
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