🌸 Japanese Topic 78初級🌿 Elementary

〜のが好きです

...no ga suki desu

I like doing...

🌸 Expressing Likes for Activities 🌸

💬 Dialogue

🌸 Expressing Likes 🌸

ケン：たなかさんは、りょうりをするのが好きですか。

Tanaka-san wa, ryouri o suru no ga suki desu ka.

Mr. Tanaka, do you like cooking?

たなか：はい、だいすきです。ケンさんは？

Tanaka: Hai, daisuki desu. Ken-san wa?

Yes, I love it. How about you, Ken?

ケン：わたしは、たべるのが好きです。

Watashi wa, taberu no ga suki desu.

I like eating.

たなか：いいですね。ほかに、なにをするのが好きですか。

Tanaka: Ii desu ne. Hoka ni, nani o suru no ga suki desu ka.

That's nice. What else do you like doing?

ケン：わたしは、しゃしんをとるのが好きです。

Watashi wa, shashin o toru no ga suki desu.

I like taking photos.

たなか：いいですね。わたしは、さんぽをするのが好きです。

Tanaka: Ii desu ne. Watashi wa, sanpo o suru no ga suki desu.

Nice. I like going for walks.

📖 Vocabulary

5 words

KanaRomajiEnglish

りょうりをするryouri o suruto cook

たべるtaberuto eat

しゃしんをとるshashin o toruto take photos

さんぽをするsanpo o suruto take a walk

すきsukilike

⭐ Key Sentence

[Verb Dictionary Form] のが好きです。

[Verb] no ga suki desu.

I like [doing something].

Pattern: [Verb] のが好きです。
Meaning: Expressing that you like a certain action or activity.

本をよむのが好きです。

Hon o yomu no ga suki desu.

I like reading books.

はしるのが好きです。

Hashiru no ga suki desu.

I like running.

🎓 Explanation

To say you like an action (rather than just a noun), you must turn the verb into a noun phrase.

This is done by adding の to the dictionary form of the verb. This no acts as a nominalizer, turning 'to eat' into 'eating'.

The particle が is used to mark the object of your liking, followed by 好きです.

Taberu no ga suki desu.
= 'I like eating.'

Ryouri o suru no ga suki desu.
= 'I like cooking.'

📝 Quiz

How do you say 'I like taking photos'?