Hello,
The usage of こと must be one of the things that confuses me the most while learning japanese. I see it used in a lot of ways and read about it but still haven't grasped the way it should be used. Take the following sentence as an example:
"My goal is to be able to read japanese"
私の目的は日本語を読むことができることです
What's it really doing there, would the meaning be the same if I didn't use こと?
What are the rules for using こと and what's its purpose?
Thanks
The usage of こと must be one of the things that confuses me the most while learning japanese. I see it used in a lot of ways and read about it but still haven't grasped the way it should be used. Take the following sentence as an example:
"My goal is to be able to read japanese"
私の目的は日本語を読むことができることです
What's it really doing there, would the meaning be the same if I didn't use こと?
What are the rules for using こと and what's its purpose?
Thanks