Example sentences
Formation
(i) X(affirmation) のX(negative) | のと | |
V1informal(affirmation) のV2informal(negative) のと | Where V1=V2 | |
できるのできないのと | Saying that something can be done or cannot be done | |
Adjective(い/な)1informalのAdjective(い/な)2informal(negative) のと | Where Adjective(い/な)1=Adjective(い/な)2 | |
おかしいのおかしくないのと | Saying that something is strange or not strange | |
好きだの好きじゃないのと | Saying that someone likes something/someone or does not like it/him/her | |
Noun1だのNoun2じゃないのと | Where Noun1=Noun2 | |
病気だの病気じゃないのと | Saying that someone is ill or not ill | |
(ii) Adjective(い/な)1informal | のAdjective(い/な)2informalのと | Where Adjective2=an antonym of adjective1 |
いいの悪いのと | Saying that something is good or bad | |
上手だの下手だのと | Saying that someone is good at something or bad at it | |
(iii) Sentence1informal | のSentence2informalのと | |
部屋が狭いの食事がまずいのと | Saying that the room is small and that meals are bad, etc. |