So I learned that no/の is used as a possesive noun. For example, Kimi no/君の = "Your" in English. I also learned that it can be used to connect nouns together. So, say kookoo no sensei/高校の先生, means "high school teacher". However, I saw someone say "Pasuta o taberu no ga suki desu/パスタを食べるのが好きです" to mean "I like to eat pasta." So this really confuses me. From what I know, the particle "ga/が" marks the ability of doing something, like "I can eat sushi" while "o/を" is used to say "I eat sushi." So the sentence "Pasuta o taberu no ga suki desu/パスタを食べるのが好きです" really confuses me. Could someone please break it down and explain it for me? (In romaji/ローマ字, as much as you can)
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2This の is different from the possessive の. It turns a verb phrase into a noun. You're understanding of を and が seems to be a little off. They merely mark the object and subject of a sentence respectively. Maybe this link helps: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/11566/nominalization-with-%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8c-%e3%81%ae%e3%82%92 – user3856370 Jul 01 '17 at 08:11
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@user3856370 That looks like an answer to me. Why is it a comment? – Joel Rees Jul 01 '17 at 08:26
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@JoelRees I don't believe my comment answers the question well. The answer is in the link, – user3856370 Jul 01 '17 at 08:28