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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
This allows to transform an adjective into a noun (adjective nominalizer).
<div class="usage">
<div class="left">
<p><span class="box">な-Adj</span></p>
<p><span class="box">い-Adj <strike></strike></span></p>
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<p class="right">+ さ</p>
</div>
> [!info] Example
> やさしい。
> Kind.
>
> やさし==さ==。
> Kindness.
## ということ: phrase as noun
This allows to transform a phrase into a noun.
<div class="usage">
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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>
</div>
<p class="right">+ ということ</p>
</div>
> [!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
<div class="usage">
<div class="left">
<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>
</div>
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 - Description#がる・がっている]].