ใใฎใปใใใจ
~no / ~koto
Nominalizing Verbs and Phrases
๐ธ Turning Verbs into Nouns ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Shumi wa nan desu ka.
What is your hobby?
E o kaku koto desu.
It is drawing pictures.
Ii desu ne. Boku wa shashin o toru no ga suki desu.
That's nice. I like taking photos.
Shashin o toru no mo tanoshii desu yo ne.
Taking photos is fun too, isn't it?
Hai. Demo, hitori de ryokou suru no wa sabishii desu.
Yes. But traveling alone is lonely.
Itsuka minna de iku koto o keikaku shimashou.
Let's plan to go with everyone someday.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
V-dictionary form + no / koto
Turning a verb into a noun phrase.
- Pattern: V๏ผ่พๆธๅฝข๏ผ+ ใฎ / ใใจ
- Meaning: The act of doing [Verb]
Tenisu o suru koto ga suki desu.
I like playing tennis.
Taberu no wa shiawase desu.
Eating is happiness.
๐ Explanation
In Japanese, you can turn a verb into a noun by adding ใฎ or ใใจ after the dictionary form.
ใใจ is often used for hobbies, defining things, or at the end of a sentence (e.g., ~koto desu).
ใฎ is more common with verbs of perception (seeing/hearing) or with adjectives like 'suki' (like) or 'tanoshii' (fun).
Utau koto ga suki desu.
= 'I like singing (the act of singing).'
Hashiru no wa hayai desu.
= 'Running is fast.'
๐ Quiz
Which sentence correctly says 'My hobby is reading books'?