Japanese particle

Particle のが

The のが combination consists of two distinct particles: の, which functions as a nominalizer to turn verbs or clauses into nouns, and が, which acts as the subject marker.

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のが marks the noun-like idea as the subject. のを marks it as the object of an action.

Practice in context

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