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Nominalizing verbs with particle and using -masu stem - matrixofdynamism - 2012-09-07
I understand that to Nominalize a verb we can use the particle の or the term こと.
However the -masu stem of a verb on its own also changes the verb into a noun phrase e.g 読み.
What is the difference between the two? When do we use the latter?
Nominalizing verbs with particle and using -masu stem - saritza - 2012-09-08
Sorry, can you give an example where 読み would be used as a noun?
You can say
読むのが好きです
読むことが好きです
Which I assume is what you mean, but you can't say 読みが好きです, if that's what you meant?
Nominalizing verbs with particle and using -masu stem - Tori-kun - 2012-09-08
There are some verbs who can be turned into nouns like that but it does not seem to work in any case.
e.g. 隔て
Nominalizing verbs with particle and using -masu stem - yudantaiteki - 2012-09-08
I just answered this same question somewhere -- was it in Word/Phrase? I don't remember.