〜の / 〜こと（nominalizer）

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('no-koto-nominalizer');

{
  "id": "no-koto-nominalizer",
  "pattern": "〜の / 〜こと（nominalizer）",
  "romaji": "no / koto (nominalizer)",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "the act of doing (turns a verb phrase into a noun)",
  "formation": "Verb-plain + の / Verb-plain + こと",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私は写真を撮るのが好きです。",
      "furigana": "{私|わたし}は{写真|しゃしん}を{撮|と}るのが{好|す}きです。",
      "en": "I like taking photos."
    },
    {
      "ja": "趣味は古い映画を見ることです。",
      "furigana": "{趣味|しゅみ}は{古|ふる}い{映画|えいが}を{見|み}ることです。",
      "en": "My hobby is watching old movies."
    },
    {
      "ja": "かぎをかけるのを忘れました。",
      "furigana": "かぎをかけるのを{忘|わす}れました。",
      "en": "I forgot to lock the door."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "nominalization"
  ],
  "notes": "の is preferred with perception verbs (見る, 聞こえる) and in casual speech; こと is needed before です/だ and in set patterns such as 〜ことができる.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5ecabe644b6b2940ec5d813179bc03844a3ebb6c6e02839045914ba7d83c03f1",
    "meanings": [
      "将动作名词化"
    ],
    "formation": "动词简体＋の／こと",
    "explanation": "将动作或整个动词短语作为名词性成分使用。",
    "notes": "某些固定句型使用こと，如ことができる；实际选用还需看谓语和语境。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私は写真を撮るのが好きです。",
        "zh": "我喜欢拍照。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "趣味は古い映画を見ることです。",
        "zh": "我的爱好是看老电影。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "かぎをかけるのを忘れました。",
        "zh": "我忘记锁门了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#no-koto-nominalizer",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "0c904c198f7cff86a8227d79f279ee28e039849767ab0aaa043553d64c7b45a1"
  }
}