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[derick78b]

Hey guys, could you help me, please?


Since now I'm using Anki I found one phrase that I didn't understand quite well:

私は絵を見るのが好きです。
I like seeing pictures.

のが is a particle for: "To like doing"?

I really don't know anything about this word.


Thank you all.

 

[Rei Yahya]

Correct!
'No ga' and 'no wa' have the same sort of effect as 'koto', making a verb a noun. Whereas Miru is to see, miru koto/miru no wa/miru no ga is seeing. To directly answer your question, 'no ga' made 'miru' a noun, adding 'suki desu' to it means you like it.

りんごを食べる。I'll eat an apple.
りんごを食べるのが好き。I like to eat apples.

One way to think about it is like adding ~ing to a verb. miru no ga = seeing, taberu no ga = eating, oyogu no ga = swimming, etc.

Someone smarter will be able to explain the differences/potential nuances of using 'no wa' instead of 'no ga', as well as koto.

 

[derick78b]

Correct!
'No ga' and 'no wa' have the same sort of effect as 'koto', making a verb a noun. Whereas Miru is to see, miru koto/miru no wa/miru no ga is seeing. To directly answer your question, 'no ga' made 'miru' a noun, adding 'suki desu' to it means you like it.

りんごを食べる。I'll eat an apple.
りんごを食べるのが好き。I like to eat apples.

One way to think about it is like adding ~ing to a verb. miru no ga = seeing, taberu no ga = eating, oyogu no ga = swimming, etc.

Someone smarter will be able to explain the differences/potential nuances of using 'no wa' instead of 'no ga', as well as koto.

Do you see more often koto, noga or nowa?


Thank you very much,

 

[Rei Yahya]

I've seen no wa the least. But I wouldn't go on how much I'VE seen them, because I haven't seen all that much. Koto is very common, so is no ga

 

[Mike Cash]

It's not one word, Derek; it's two particles used together.

 

[Toritoribe]

koto | Japan Forum

リンゴを食べるのは acts as the contrastive marker.

 

[derick78b]

It's not one word, Derek; it's two particles used together.

It's Derick, not Derek.



Thank you all.

 

[Mike Cash]

It's Derick, not Derek.

I will endeavor to get it right in the future.

 

[derick78b]

I will endeavor to get it right in the future.

Thanks