文法
〜こと
Treat an action or fact as a noun phrase
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一、解説Explanation
こと lets an action or fact occupy a noun’s place in a sentence. Add the particle needed by the surrounding sentence after こと. The verb inside the phrase stays in a plain form, including past or negative when the meaning calls for it.
二、接続Formation
- Verb in plain form + こと + は / が / を / に
- い-adjective in plain form + こと
- な-adjective stem + な + こと
三、例文Examples
- 私の楽しみは、週末にパンを焼くことです。What I enjoy is baking bread on weekends.
- 毎日、少し歩くことを続けています。I keep up the habit of walking a little every day.
四、注意Caution
の can also nominalize a clause, but the two are not freely interchangeable. Learn fixed expressions such as ことができる with their required nominalizer.
五、判例Precedents
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七、出典Sources
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