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Grammar detail: particle の

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particle の - noun replacement

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The particle の can be used to turn an adjective or a verb phrase into the (grammatical) equivalent of a noun. This is known as 'nominalization'.

When following a verb, a direct translation is usually not needed. When following an adjective, a translation such as 'the one' usually fits:

いのはいいですよ。
The red one is good.

の would typically be followed by another particle to indicate the role of the (new) noun phrase - as the topic (は), as the subject (が), as the object (を), or as an indirect question (か).

が

れているのは

の

にも

らかだった。
It was obvious to everybody that he was tired.

と

すのが

しかった。
He took delight in talking with friends.

はベルが

るのを

いた。
I heard the bell ring.

どこへ

ったらよいのかわからない。
I don't know where to go.

In colloquial speech, the の is often contracted to ん.

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See also:

nominalization with こと - create nouns from other parts of speech

Kanji used in this grammar

赤

セキシャクあかあかい red あからむ to turn red あからめる to blush

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彼

ヒかれ he

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疲

ヒ fatigue つかれる to be tired

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誰

だれ who

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目

ボクモク eye ま- め

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明

メイミョウあかり light あかるい bright あかるむ to brighten あからむ to become luminous (at dawn) あきらか obvious あかす to lay bare あく to open あける to empty

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友

ユウとも friend

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人

ジンニンひと man

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話

ワはなす to talk はなし talking

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楽

ガクラク music たのしい happy, pleasant たのしむ to be happy

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私

シわたくしわたし I, myself

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鳴

メイなく to chirp, to twitter なる to sound, to ring ならす to make ring

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聞

ブンモンきく to listen, to hear きこえる to be heard

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行

コウギョウアンゆくいく to go おこなう to take place

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