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JLPT N5 · Experience, preferences, and exchange

Vのが好き／嫌い

Expresses a preference or dislike for an action

Meaning

Expresses a preference or dislike for an action.

Formation

  1. Dictionary form + のが + 好き / 嫌い: 本を読むのが好きです

When to use it

Core use
Expresses a preference or dislike for an action

Examples

13 sentences

  • 本ほんを読むよむのが好きすきです

    I like reading books.

  • 早くはやく起きるおきるのが嫌いきらいです

    I dislike getting up early.

  • 雨あめの日ひに家いえで本ほんを読むよむのが好きすきです

    I like reading at home on rainy days.

  • 高いたかい山やまに登るのぼるのが好きすきです

    I like climbing a high mountain.

  • 大きなおおきな川かわで泳ぐおよぐのが好きすきです

    I like swimming in a large river.

  • 一人ひとりで海外かいがいへ旅行りょこうするのが好きすきです

    I like travelling abroad alone.

  • 自分じぶんで浴衣ゆかたを作るつくるのが好きすきです

    I like making a yukata myself.

  • 外国がいこくの友達ともだちと話すはなすのが好きすきです

    I like talking with friends from other countries.

5 more examples

  • 日本語にほんごで日記にっきを書くかくのが好きすきです

    I like writing a diary in Japanese.

  • 長いながい小説しょうせつを読むよむのが好きすきです

    I like reading a long novel.

  • 公園こうえんで馬うまに乗るのるのが嫌いきらいです

    I dislike riding a horse in the park.

  • 人前ひとまえで歌ううたうのが嫌いきらいです

    I dislike singing in public.

  • 古いふるい切手きってを集めるあつめるのが嫌いきらいです

    I dislike collecting old stamps.

Important notes

  • の turns an action into the thing that is liked: 泳ぐのが好き (I like swimming). The whole phrase counts, adverbs included: 朝早く歩くのが好き.

Common mistakes

  • Do not drop の (泳ぐが好き). Liking is neither ability nor a present wish: 泳ぐのが好き vs 泳ぐのが上手 vs 泳ぎたい.

Check yourself

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

  1. 日本語にほんごで日記にっきを書くかくのが好きすきです
  2. 公園こうえんで馬うまに乗るのるのが嫌いきらいです
  3. 古いふるい切手きってを集めるあつめるのが嫌いきらいです

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