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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

Vます形 → N(連用形の名詞用法)

接続:Vます形(stem)をそのまま名詞に(帰ります→帰り、始まります→始まり)
Use the body ます as a noun — 帰り(return), 始まり(beginning), 終わり(end), 考え(thinking).
注意 / Note:Not all verbs will do — these are fixed words. Memorize every word, don't limit yourself.
よく出る形 / Common form:(会社の)帰りに/〜の始まり/〜の終わり。
会社の帰りにスーパーで買い物をします。
When I returned from the company, I stopped by the supermarket to buy things.
これが問題の始まりでした。
This is the beginning of the problem.
彼の考えを聞きたいです。
I want to hear his thoughts.

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