のがすき
Meanings
- Like doing
- Love doing
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Explanation
のが好き is used to say that you like doing a certain activity or that you prefer that thing. You nominalize the verb with の and then attach が好き (or です/だ in polite/informal speech). For example, 走るのが好きです = I like running. For nouns, you can say Nのが好きだ when you’re talking about liking a thing, e.g., 音楽を聴くのが好きだ (I like listening to music) would normally use the verb form, while a stand-alone noun like 本を読むのが好きだ still uses the の to turn the verb into a noun phrase before が好き. Use the plain verb form before のが好き, not the て-form. Note that in casual speech です/だ can be omitted.
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Example sentences
I like reading books.
He loves listening to music.
The kids like playing outside.
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