Topic N4

N4Grammar

Lesson 38: Learning Japanese is interesting

Learn about nominalizing verbs using the particle 'No'.

Meaning

Doing V is ...

✏️ Structure

V-ru + の は + Adj + です

💡 Usage

Used to nominalize a verb phrase to act as the subject in a sentence. Common adjectives used include: 'muzukashii', 'yasashii', 'omoshiroi', 'tanoshii'...

📚 Examples

テニスをするのは面白おもしろいです。

Tenisu o suru no wa omoshiroi desu.

Playing tennis is interesting.

漢字かんじおぼえるのはむずかしいです。

Kanji o oboeru no wa muzukashii desu.

Memorizing Kanji is difficult.

日本にほん音楽おんがくくのはたのしいです。

Nihon no ongaku o kiku no wa tanoshii desu.

Listening to Japanese music is fun.

一人ひとり生活せいかつするのは大変たいへんです。

Hitori de seikatsu suru no wa taihen desu.

Living alone is very hard.

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