Verb plain form
+
こと/の
Nominaliser
(making a verb into a noun)
You already
know how to
say such
things as:
I like tennis.
テニスが、すきです。
Kanji is difficult.
かんじは、むずかしいです。
テニス and かんじ are nouns, sometimes you might want to say “Writing
Kanji is difficult”, or “I like playing tennis”. “Writing” and “playing” are
from the verbs “to write” and “to listen”. By adding “ing” they can be
treated like “nouns”. By adding こと or の to Japanese verbs, you make
them into nouns and can use them in the same way, This also allows you
to join two sentences when you would have had to write two separate
ones before.
テニスをすることが、すきです。
I like playing tennis.
かんじをかくのは、むずかしいです。
Writing Kanji is difficult.
Nominaliser
Use: To make a verb into a noun.
Formation:
Verb Plain form + こと/の
Examples:
しゅみは、おんがくを、きくことです。
My hobby is listening to music.
テレビを見るのが、すきです。
I like watching TV.
NOTE: In many case, ことandのare interchangeable, but ことtends to be used to
make a general or objective statement and の to describe an action that you
have personally seen or heard.
日本食を 食べることが すきです。
日本食を 食べるの が すきです。I like eating Japanese food.
Verb Plain form + こと/の
Exercise:
一だん
verb
sleeping
to sleep
(verb(noun)
ますform)
ねます
る こと/の
Verb Plain form + こと/の
Exercise:
五だん
verb
reading
books
(noun)
to read
books
(verb
ますform)
本を、よ み
ます
むこと/の
Verb Plain form + こと/の
Exercise:
五だん
verb
to university
(noun)
to gogoing
to university
(verb
ます form)
大学に、行 く
き こと/の
ます
Verb Plain form + こと/の
Exercise:
Irregula
r verb
(noun)
to travelling
travel (verb
ます form)
りょこう
し
する
ます
こと/の
Verb Plain form + こと/の
Exercise:
Irregula
r verb
bringing
to bring
(verb(noun)
ます form)
もって くる
き ます
こと/の