Minna No Nihongo Lesson 38 Grammar !link! Jun 2026

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In English, we say: “Reading manga is fun.” The word “reading” is a verb turned into a gerund (a noun-like form). Japanese lacks a direct gerund, so it uses the nominalizer . Attach の to the plain form of a verb, and the entire action becomes a noun phrase. Attach の to the plain form of a

Nihongo no kanji o oboeru no wa muzukashii desu ga, hanasu no wa kantan desu. "Regarding Japanese, kanji is difficult to remember, but speaking is easy." What if you want to say, "I went

But that pattern only works with movement verbs like 行く (iku – to go), 来る (kuru – to come), and 帰る (kaeru – to return). What if you want to say, "I went to buy a camera" or "I came to learn Japanese"? You need a way to turn a verb into a noun phrase that represents the purpose.