Verb ること~
〜ru koto
Formation
Verb (dictionary form) + こと
Express an action or event as a noun; 'the act of', 'doing'.
Explanation
The ること grammar point is used to nominalize or turn a verb into a noun, which represents the action or event itself as a concept. It can be translated as 'the act of' or simply 'doing' in English. This formation is used with verbs in the dictionary (ru-)form.
Example sentences
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I love swimming.
Oyogu koto ga daisuki desu.
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Studying Japanese is fun.
Nihongo wo benkyou suru koto wa tanoshii desu.
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Talking with friends reduces stress.
Tomodachi to hanasu koto ga sutoresu wo keigen shimasu.
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He is good at singing.
Kare wa utau koto ga tokui desu.
Corpus examples (60)
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Even monkeys fall from trees. But I can't even climb.
ブースカ大好きの水田さんは、偶然入った店でめざとくブースカグッズを見つけて早速買うことにした。
Ms. Mizuta likes that "Buska" character so much that last time she happened by a store that had Buska goods, she homed in on them and bought one on the spot.
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I am able to provide food and clothes for my family.
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Do what you think is right.
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Can you tell one of the twins from the other?
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There is no living on the island.
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I'm a bit of an open book.
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I have nothing to say about it.
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I know that you did your best.
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Thanks to his bold decision, he was able to ride out the crisis.
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I was able to solve the question this morning.
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Tom refused to follow Mary's advice.
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She is interested in learning new ideas.
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Tom has never killed anybody.
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Everyone believes in their own potential.
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He proposed that we should start at once.
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It is necessary that you take a good rest.
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Swimming in the ocean is my greatest pleasure.
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No one has ever been able to enter the room.
読書は一種の習慣で、一度この習慣が身につけば、それを失うことは決してない。
Reading is the kind of habit that once acquired is never lost.
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I can't help you. Do your assignment yourself.
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We can get a lot of valuable information from the book.
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Have you ever eaten a ripe Barbados cherry?
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I'll talk it over with Marty and see what he thinks.
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Does he intend to become a doctor?