Japanese

<p>
	In a previous lesson we learned that we can nominalize verbs, which means turning them into nouns, by attaching <strong>の</strong> after the plain form.
	We used this to express skill at doing an activity.
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<p>
	We can use the same pattern to express our like or dislike of a certain activity.
	To say that you like doing something, we simply use a verb in the <strong>plain form + のが<ruby>好su</ruby>き</strong>.
	Similarly, if you don’t like something, you can use <strong>plain form + のが<ruby>嫌kira</ruby>い</strong>.
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<p>
	We already knew how to say <strong>I like movies</strong>. Now we're also able to say <strong>I like watching movies</strong>.
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Verb + の + like/dislike

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	子こ供どもたち　は　日に本ほん　の　アニメ　を　見みるの　が　好すき　です。 kodomotati ha nihon no anime wo miruno ga suki desu.
Meaning	(My) kids like watching Japanese animations.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

to be	です desu
topic particle	は ha
possessive case particle	の no
Japan	日に本ほん nihon
subject particle	が ga
to see; to look at; to watch	見みる miru
direct object particle	を wo
liked; likeable; loved; lovable	好すき suki
animation	アニメ anime
child	子こ供ども kodomo
nominalizer	の no

Japanese

kodomotati ha nihon no anime wo miruno ga suki desu.

Breakdown of kodomotati ha nihon no anime wo miruno ga suki desu.

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