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JLPT N2 Grammar

ことの

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N2 · Relation · verb辞书形 + ことの + noun

the ... of doing; related to the act of doing

verb辞书形 + ことの + noun

Nominalizes the preceding action with こと and links it to a following noun with の, such as the difficulty, importance, or meaning of doing something.

Often followed by abstract nouns such as 難しさ, 大切さ, 意味, or 必要性.

新しい企画を続けることの難しさを実感した。

I realized how difficult it is to keep a new project going.

This is not a sentence-ending expression; it needs a following noun to complete the structure.

こと turns the action into a noun, and の connects it to the next noun.

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