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    〜は…ことだ (~wa ...koto da) — what X is, is to

    "What matters is to keep going every day" — pinning down the key thing.

    Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

    N/〜のは + V辞書形 + ことだ

    Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

    When to use it

    Very useful in essays and speeches for stating your main point.

    Meaning

    「〜は…ことだ」defines the key thing — "what X is, is to do Y": 「大切なのは、毎日続けることだ」= what matters is to keep going every day.

    How to attach

    A topic like 「大切なのは」, 「必要なのは」or 「私の夢は」comes first, then a dictionary-form verb + ことだ.

    Versus what you know

    N3It shares its shape with Lesson 19's 「〜ことだ」(advice), but here there is a 「〜は」topic.

    Watch out

    Here こと nominalises the verb (Lesson 3) and の cannot replace it — 「続けるのだ」means something else.

    Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

    大切なのは、毎日続けることだ。

    たいせつなのは、まいにちつづけることだ。

    What matters is to keep going every day.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 大切なのは is the topic → 続ける is the plain form → ことだ → a definition: 'X is doing Y'.

    私の夢は、日本で店を開くことです。

    わたしのゆめは、にほんでみせをひらくことです。

    My dream is to open a shop in Japan.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 夢は is the topic → 開く → ことです → the dream is stated.

    今必要なのは、休むことだ。

    いまひつようなのは、やすむことだ。

    What's needed now is rest.

    How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 必要なのは → 休む → ことだ.

    Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

    Question: 1/3

    「一番大切なのは、あきらめない_。」— fill the blank.

    💡 Hint: Nominalising the verb.

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