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Grammar › N4 · 11 Particles and endings, more

こと: thing; nominalizer

N4 · 11 Particles and endings, more

Turns a clause into an abstract noun; basis of many patterns.

Plain form + こと. 〜ことができる, 〜ことがある, 〜ことにする/なる. Alone: こと = matter. Abstract, versus の for concrete.

Examples

My hobby is drawing pictures.

Have you ever been to Japan?

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