kare wa intaanetto de nihon no shizen ya mori no shashin o sagasuno ga suki desu.

topic particle

Breakdown of kare wa intaanetto de nihon no shizen ya mori no shashin o sagasuno ga suki desu.

• です: to be
• を: direct object particle
• が: subject particle

Questions & Answers about kare wa intaanetto de nihon no shizen ya mori no shashin o sagasuno ga suki desu.

Why does the sentence use both は and が (in 彼は … 探すのが好きです)?

Because they mark different things:

• 彼は: は marks the topic – “as for him”.
• 探すのが好きです: が marks the subject of 好き – what is liked.

Literal structure:

• 彼は = as for him,
• インターネットで日本の自然や森の写真を探すの = searching for photos… on the Internet,
• が好きです = is liked.

So the sentence literally means:
“As for him, searching for photos of Japanese nature and forests on the Internet is liked.”
→ natural English: “He likes searching for photos of Japanese nature and forests on the Internet.”

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What does インターネットで mean, and why is で used?

インターネットで means “on the Internet” or “via the Internet.”

で here marks the place or means where/how an action is done:

• 図書館で勉強します。 – I study at the library.
• バスで行きます。 – I go by bus. (means of transport)
• インターネットで探します。 – I search on the Internet. (means/place of searching)

So インターネットで = using the Internet as the medium.

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What is 探すの in 探すのが好きです? Why is の there?