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Grammar detail: 形式名詞（けいしきめいし)

形式名詞（けいしきめいし) - nominalizers
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In Japanese, various words can be used to turn verbs or adjectives into noun phrases - ie, phrases which function as nouns. These words are known as 'nominalizers', or
けいしきめいし
形式名詞
in Japanese.
The most common examples are もの and こと (which refer for example to 'the act' of doing something, the 'state of being' something), ということ, とき (the time of doing something), and ところ (the location of doing something).
For more on each of these, see:
particle の particle の
 
noun replacement / nominalization
nominalization with こと nominalization with こと
 
create nouns from other parts of speech
ということ ということ
 
nominalizer
時（とき） 時（とき）
 
when
ところ ところ
 
use as a nominalizer
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Kanji used in this grammar

形
ケイ   ギョウ   shape   かたち    かた    
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式
シキ    ceremony, method, style   
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名
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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詞
シ    part of speech, words, poetry   
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