川で泳ぐの

swimming in the river

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swimming in the river The の nominalizes 川で泳ぐ, turning “swim in the river” into a noun phrase. It can be followed by は as the topic or を as the object of a verb.

JA: 夏に川で泳ぐのは楽しいです。

EN: Swimming in the river is fun in summer.

トムは川で泳ぐのが好きなんだ。

Tom likes swimming in the river.

この川で泳ぐのは危険だ。

Swimming in this river is dangerous.

あの川で泳ぐのは危険だと思う。

I think it’s dangerous to swim in that river.

この川で泳ぐのはとても危険だ。

Swimming in this river is very dangerous.

彼は私が川で泳ぐのをどうしても許可しなかった。

He absolutely refused to let me swim in the river.

私は川で泳ぐのを楽しみました。

I enjoyed swimming in the river.

この川で泳ぐのは、安全ですか。

Is it safe to swim in this river?