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Japanese particle

Particle のが

The のが combination consists of two distinct particles: の, which functions as a nominalizer to turn verbs or clauses into nouns, and が, which acts as the subject marker.

Examples

あるいてくのがえましたcould see them walking away

日本語にほんごむのがきですI like reading Japanese

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のが marks the noun-like idea as the subject. のを marks it as the object of an action.

Practice in context

Use Study Mode in the J-Accelerate app to highlight this particle inside story sentences, then open the word detail popup for the same overview, examples and comparison notes. Native speaker audio is available for every particle and story sentence.

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