turning verbs into nouns こと vs の
To make a verb into a noun, need to use dictionary form +の or dictionary form +こと。
In general, の is used for spoken and こと is used for written.
But there are some cases where you must use the right one.
Can only use こと when:
1. There is a noun in both clauses:
趣味はギターをひくことです
ゆめは世界中を旅行することです
(Can remember to use こと if ends in です/だ/じゃないです/じゃない)
2. With special ことーgrammar constructions:
+ことができます (Can do something)
+ことがあります (Have done something)
+ことは大切です (It's important to do something)
+ことはひつようです (It's necessary to do something)
+ことにきめた (When you decided to do something)
To simplify, just memorizing the above instances and using の for everything else when speaking will work most of the time. However, the below are also rules for when you can only use の。
Can only use の when:
1. The verb is a perception:
+のをみた
+のがきこえる etc
e.g., I felt the house shake
家 がうれるのをかんじた
2. You help someone/ask for help:
+のを手伝う
3. When you wait for someone:
+のをまつ
4. When you stop someone from doing something:
+のをとめる
e.g., I stopped my friend from going home
友達がかえるのを止めた
5. When you say "I forgot to do something":
+のを忘れた
6. When specifying a coordinate time (or place):
e.g., 初めて会ったのは10年前です。It was 10 years ago when we met
結構したのはどこですか? where did you get married?
When using the のadjective remember when to use が/は:
のが すき(きらい)/じょうず(へた)/早い(遅) (dis)like/(not) good/fast(slow): a skill.
のは (other adjectives)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj3LZOfJRcg&list=PLJialni8JXic9IW6jcpQ3qErRCuTjo8h3&index=20&t=1581s
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