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# Transformation
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## こと: verb as noun
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This allows to transform a verb into a noun (verb nominalizer).
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V+こと => 食べること. The verbs are never conjugated.
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> [!info] Example
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> {音楽|おん|がく}を聞く==こと==が好きです。
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> I like to listen to music (listening to music is something I like).
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## ~さ: adjective as noun
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This allows to transform an adjective into a noun (adjective nominalizer).
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="left">
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<p><span class="box">な-Adj</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">い-Adj <strike>い</strike></span></p>
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</div>
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<p class="right">+ さ</p>
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</div>
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> [!info] Example
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> やさしい。
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> Kind.
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> やさし==さ==。
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> Kindness.
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## ということ: phrase as noun
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This allows to transform a phrase into a noun.
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="left">
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<p><span class="box">V (casual)</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">な-Adj + だ</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">N + だ</span></p>
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</div>
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<p class="right">+ ということ</p>
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> [!info] Example
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> 毎日サッカーをする==ということ==は{大変|たい|へん}です。
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> It is hard to play soccer every day.
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## のは・のが: sentence as noun
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="left">
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<p><span class="box">V</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">N + だ</span></p>
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</div>
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<p class="right">+ のは・のが</p>
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</div>
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Transforms a sentence into a noun.
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Also means "the reason for A is B", "doing A is B".
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> [!info] Example
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> {勉強|べんきょう}する==のは==つまらないです。
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> Studying is boring.
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> 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。
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> The most popular dish in the restaurant is sushi.
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## くする: い-adjectives as adverbs
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Replacing the い in a い-Adj by くする transforms it into an adverb.
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大きい (big) => 大きくする (make big).
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> [!info] Example
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> エアコンを{点|つ}けると{空気|くう|き}が{寒|さむ}==くなる==。
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> When turning on the AC, the air becomes cold.
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## にする: な-adjectives as adverbs
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Appending にする to a な-Adj transforms it into an adverb.
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{静|しず}かな (quiet) => 静かにする (make quiet).
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> [!info] Example
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> {部屋|へや}をきれい==にして==ください。
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> Please clean the room (make the room cleaner).
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## がる・がっている: adjectives as verbs
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See [[Observation - Description#がる・がっている]].
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