(Adjective) + のはThe 'one' that... (Indefinite pronoun, Adjective nominalization)

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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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.

When using this expression, の will be followed by は, が, or も, depending on what the speaker/writer wants to express.

Caution

の may be used more than once in the same sentence, referring to the same noun.

Synonyms

Examples

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新(あたら)しいのは彼(かれ)の車(くるま)だ。

The one that is new is his car.

元気(げんき)なのは社長(しゃちょう)です。

The one that is energetic is the manager.

難(むずか)しいのは歴史(れきし)だ。

The one that is difficult is history.

彼女(かのじょ)が素敵(すてき)なのは服(ふく)だけだ。

The only (one) thing that is great about her is her clothes.

暑(あつ)いのも好(す)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

Most Recent Replies (17 in total)

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.
NinToaster
I would guess that its informal speech and thus the は particle is removed to make it easier to say since its already known in the previous sentence (Case Omission).
Kattosan
I’m guessing that is a explanatory の.