Comments | mereilin: 冬のこと

mereilin

冬のこと

Mar 15, 2017 11:41

So.... it seems, despite years of insisting otherwise, that I actually like winter ( Read more... )

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ringlat March 15 2017, 20:27:09 UTC

speaking of "のこと", i feel like i still don't know when to use it. like... WHY do they use it with people & say 彼のこと大好き or whatever it is... ©.©

mereilin March 15 2017, 22:35:12 UTC

http://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/2102/what-is-the-%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8-in-sentences-such-as-%E3%81%82%E3%81%AA%E3%81%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%8C%E5%A5%BD%E3%81%8D%E3%81%A0

It's a hard subject yo. :) I make a lot of mistakes, but I talk to native speakers a lot so some things are starting to feel more natural without thinking too much about them. I hope the link helps you.

ringlat March 17 2017, 19:29:24 UTC

ah, thanks! actually it helped a lot. i already had the feeling that koto was like "(and) stuff to with that person/thing" (since i was taught it means "fact/event/experience", so like... "i like (all the) facts about/events/experiences with that person" -> "i like that person" isn't so far a stretch... i'll learn it eventually but it's used so often, it's annoying no one teaches it early on...