Structure
[な]Adjective + な + の + は(1)
[い]Adjective + の + は(1)
(1) が、も
Details
Part of Speech
Expression
Word Type
Case Marking Particle
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Standard
品詞
表現
単語の種類
格助詞
使用域
一般
About Adjective + の(は)
One of the roles that the particle の can take in Japanese is replacing a noun that has already been mentioned, or one that has not been mentioned yet. In this way, it is similar to 'the one that (A)' in English. When using this expression, we will need to use な before の, when a な-Adjective is being used.
- 可愛いのは私の犬です。The one that is cute is my dog.
- 心配なのはあなたです。The one that is to be worried about is you.
- 安いのはあのペンだ。The one that is cheap is that pen. (Without much consideration for other things)
- 熱いのがこれです。This is the one that is hot. (Specifically highlighting one thing out of several)
- 冷たいのも好きです。I also like the one that is cold.
Caution
の may be used more than once in the same sentence, referring to the same noun.- ここにある車の中で好きなのはあの赤いの。Out of the cars that are here, the one that I like is that red one over there.
Synonyms
Examples
新しいのは彼の車だ。
The one that is new is his car.
元気なのは社長です。
The one that is energetic is the manager.
難しいのは歴史だ。
The one that is difficult is history.
彼女が素敵なのは服だけだ。
The only (one) thing that is great about her is her clothes.
暑いのも好きだから、エアコンがなくてもいい。
I also like the heat, so it's alright if I don't have an air conditioner.
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Adjective + の(は) – Grammar Discussion
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asdfpotato
The way I had to think about this one was to throw out the 彼女が part of the sentence for a moment.
素敵なのは服だけだ - Only the clothes are good.
彼女が - The girl (we are talking about)
彼女が素敵なのは服だけだ - The girl (that we are talking about), only her clothes are good.
人格良くないし、彼女が素敵なのは服だけだ - Her personality is not good, the only good thing (about her) is her clothes.
The last example you can omit because it is redundant, or possibly it was previously established.
tai
I see, thanks! my brain doesn’t naturally parse the sentence like that, but I understand the structure now and I guess it’s just a matter of time.
pasi
Why does 「この家の中で一番明るい部屋はどれ?」息子の部屋が一番明るいの not take のは? Is it just because it is at the end of the sentence? The grammar point text doesn’t give any examples of it without the second particle.
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