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12課 比較・程度・名詞化
Comparison, degree, nominalization — より, ほど, すぎる, やすい, の, こと, さ
12課

の(名詞化)

接続:ふつう形 + の
Nominalize with の — turn the action into a noun as subject or object.
注意 / Note:Use の for concrete, perceptible things and with the verbs 見る, 聞く, 待つ, 手伝う, 忘れる.
比較 / Compare:の(concrete, perceptual)/こと(abstract, written)— this is the core distinction.
よく出る形 / Common form:ふつう形+のが/のを/のは。
わたしは音楽を聞くのが好きです。
I like listening to music.
彼が走っているのを見ました。
I saw him running.
日本語を勉強するのは楽しいです。
Learning Japanese is fun.

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