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18 Nov 2020
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Why using こと after a noun?
One of the examples given was :
ヒラリーのことも大好きではありませんが、
(...)
Why using こと after a noun?
One of the examples given was :
ヒラリーのことも大好きではありませんが、
(...)
One of the examples given was :
ヒラリーのことも大好きではありませんが、
(...)
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To make sure that the noun is a object.
If you say ヒラリーも大好きではありませんが, ヒラリー can be a subject.
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@Rinds Makes sense to me. Can you give me an example in which not adding こと would change the object into a subject?
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