それ　は　私[watasi]　[が]　知siらない　事koto　です。

それ　は　私わたし　が　知しらない　事こと　です。sore wa watashi ga shiranai koto desu.
That is something I don't know.

Note how this sentence shows how the word 事こと is the origin of the verb nominalizer 〜こと.

sore wa watashi ga shiranai koto desu.

Note

Note how this sentence shows how the word 事こと is the origin of the verb nominalizer 〜こと.

Breakdown of sore wa watashi ga shiranai koto desu.

ですdesu
to be
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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasitaHepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita