--- Notes ---
Ｖ(plain form) + ことだ (should)
Ｖない(form) + ことだ (should not)
--- Examples ---
自由とは人に迷惑をかけないことだと言ったＪ.Ｓ.ミル
J.S. Mill, who said. 'Freedom is not to be used to trouble other people.'
大学に入りたければ一生懸命勉強することだ
if you want to go to college, its important to study hard
風邪気味なら、早く寝ることだ
if you feel like you have a cold, you better go to bed early
あなたはこれをよむことだ
You should read this.
上手になるために、繰り返して練習をすることだ。
In order to do it well, you should practice over and over again.
一人で悩んでいないで、家族と友達に相談してみることですよ。何かいいアドバイスがもらえるでしょう。
You should try discussing this with your family and friends, and not suffer
alone. You can probably get a lot of good advice.
お金をためたいのでしょう。それなら、無駄づかいをしないことです。
You want to save money, right? If that's the case, you shouldn't waste it.
暖かくして、ゆっくり休むことだ。
You should keep warm, relax and rest.
無理をしないことです。
Don't push yourself too hard.
--- Comments ---
I think my translation is a little rough here ^^; Incidently this is much
the same as 'An it harm none, do as ye will shalt be the whole of the law.'
(contributor: Amatuka)
Formed from verb + koto
Negative sense etc possible.
V = verb. (contributor: Amatuka)
often used to emphasize some important thing (contributor: dc)
seems pretty identical to 〜べき
読むべき = 読むことだ = you should read
(contributor: dc)
is #5489 correct? xephyer, did you make up the japanese example?
(contributor: dc)
thanks for the correction miki. changed. (contributor: dc)
#5489 is weird. No one would say that. あなたはこれを読むべきだ
would be okay,
(contributor: bamboo4)
#5489 when you are scolded, you might be told in this way.
あなたはこれをよむことだ。（そうすれば全てがわかる。。とかかんとか）Don't
you think so? (contributor: Miki)
べき seemingly implies somewhat more of 'should'ness, while 〜ことだ
is literally like 'this is about 〜(gerund)', and really is the emphasis
on something being required. In a way, ことだ is even more imperative.
(contributor: Kaens)
It is not necessarily a stern usage(e.g.scolding), it can be an advice or
recommendation with the meaning 'should'.
〜ことだ ： 〜ことを勧める 、〜ことが必要だ
(contributor: 誠)
For 〜ものだ, it is used when the thing is of common sense, and usually
is used to advice or remind people of morality,principle of life,etc.
〜ものだ： 〜が一般的な常識だ （人に対して注意する時によく使われる）
(contributor: 誠)
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