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# Transformation

## こと: verb as noun

This allows to transform a verb into a noun (verb nominalizer).
V+こと => 食べること. The verbs are never conjugated.

> [!info] Example
> {音楽|おん|がく}を聞く==こと==が好きです。
> I like to listen to music (listening to music is something I like).

## ~さ: adjective as noun

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	<p><span class="box">い-Adj <strike>い</strike></span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ さ</p>
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This allows to transform an adjective into a noun (adjective nominalizer). Used to talk about the degree of the adjective. Generally objective.

> [!info] Example
> やさしい。
> Kind.
> 
> やさし==さ==。
> Kindness.

## ~み: adjective as noun

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	<p><span class="box">い-Adj <strike>い</strike></span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ み</p>
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This allows to transform an adjective into a noun (adjective nominalizer). Similar to さ, but it is used in specific contexts. Rather than a degree, it talks about a quality. Generally subjective. Can be used with less adjectives than さ.

> [!info] Example
> 甘い。
> Sweet.
> 
> 甘さ。
> Amount of sweetness.
> 
> 甘==味==。
> Quality of sweetness.

## ということ: phrase as noun

This allows to transform a phrase into a noun.

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	<p><span class="box">V (casual)</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + だ</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">N + だ</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ ということ</p>
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> [!info] Example
> 毎日サッカーをする==ということ==は{大変|たい|へん}です。
> It is hard to play soccer every day.

## のは・のが: sentence as noun

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	<p><span class="box">V</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">N + だ</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ のは・のが</p>
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Transforms a sentence into a noun.
Also means "the reason for A is B", "doing A is B".

> [!info] Example
> {勉強|べんきょう}する==のは==つまらないです。
> Studying is boring.
> 
> このレストランで{一番|いち|ばん}{人気|にん|き}がある==のは=={寿司|すし}です。
> The most popular dish in the restaurant is sushi.

## くする: い-adjectives as adverbs

Replacing the い in a い-Adj by くする transforms it into an adverb.
大きい (big) => 大きくする (make big).

> [!info] Example
> エアコンを{点|つ}けると{空気|くう|き}が{寒|さむ}==くなる==。
> When turning on the AC, the air becomes cold.

## にする: な-adjectives as adverbs

Appending にする to a な-Adj transforms it into an adverb.
{静|しず}かな (quiet) => 静かにする (make quiet).

> [!info] Example
> {部屋|へや}をきれい==にして==ください。
> Please clean the room (make the room cleaner).

## がる・がっている: adjectives as verbs

See [[Observation - tendency - feelings#がる・がっている]].

## 的: noun as な-Adj / Adverb

This allows to change a noun into:
* ~{的|てき} な for a な-Adj
* ~{的|てき} に for an Adverb

> [!info] Example
> {感情|かんじょう}。
> Emotion.
> 
> {感情|かん|じょう}==的==。
> Emotional.
> 
> 彼女のスピーチはとても{感情|かん|じょう}==的==だった。
> Her speech was very emotional.