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Originally Posted by berrypie
To my understanding, を should be used after a noun (i.e. Noun を Verb)。So if I wanna use a Verb + を、I should make it in a "Noun Form"。That is, Verb + のを + Verb Or Verb + ことを + Verb。Is that true? (It sounds like Verb + to + Verb in English: I want to watch / I forget to buy...)
Speaking of の、I also see something like ので、のは、and には as conjunctions. How should I use them?
Here is one of the examples I saw from web:
光の速さを超えるのは、不可能だと思われる。
Exceeding the speed of light is thought to be impossible.
超える is a verb、in order to join with 不可能だと思われる, it needs to be in noun form so that it becomes "The fact that exceeding the speed of light"
One more question... I don't quite understand the だと in here. (I know that when you want to write something like I want/I said, you should write と + 思います or 言ます)
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Yes, you seem to have a good understanding of the verb nominalization. Verb nominalization is not only useful but is also essential in saying things in a natural way.
You said that ので, のは and には are conjugations. But only ので is a conjugatioon. のは consists of two words, with の being the verb nominalizer followed by は, the subject marker. には is a location marking particle.
That sample sentence with のは is a good one. The verb 超える gets nicely nominalized by adding の. Because it's now a noun, it can be used as the subject of this sentence by adding the subject marker は.
～～ので means "because ~~", "since ~~".
「すしは高い
ので毎日食べられない。」
Because sushi is expensive, I can't eat it everyday.
「あたまがいたい
ので今日は家にいます。」
Since I have a headache, I'm staying home today.
～～には means "at ~~", "in ~~".
「日本
には山がたくさんあります。」 There are many mountains
in Japan.
A well-known tongue twister goes,
「庭
には２羽にわとりがいる」 There are two chickens
in the garden. This sentence is read "Niwa niwa niwa niwatori ga iru."
'Niwa' four times and still a correct and natural sentence.
Your last question, だと. Try to learn だと and と in a pair. It's not too difficult.
だと follows nouns and pronouns and words like そう and こう.
と follows verbs and adjectives and quoted sentenses.
「あの人はイギリス人
だと思う。」 I think that guy is an Englishman.
「一番かわいいのは私
だと思う。」 I think the cutest one is me.
「そう
だと思います。」 I think so.
「ジョンは来る
と思う。」 I think John will come.
「このテレビは安い
と思う。」 I think this TV set is cheap.
「田中さんは、『ナゴヤンキーは最低な男だ。』
と言った。」 Mr. Tanaka said, "Nagoyankee is the worst guy."
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庭（にわ）= garden. 羽（わ）= counter for birds. 一番（いちばん）= best, first. 安（やす）い= cheap, inexpensive. 最低（さいてい）な= worst