かた (JLPT N4)

About かた

When 方(かた) is attached to the ます stem of a verb, it carries the nuance of the 'way of doing (A)'. This is identical to 方(かた)'s standard meaning of 'way', or 'direction'.

When used with する verbs, sometimes the construction 仕方(しかた) is seen. This has exactly the same meaning as the form without kanji, and may be thought of as meaning 'way of dealing/attending to (A)', as 仕(し)'s original meaning is 'to attend to (A)'. In these cases, the する verb is followed by の, and then 仕方(しかた).

Fun Fact

After attaching 方(かた) to a verb, the entire expression is thought of as a noun-phrase. This means that it can be followed by particles such as は, を, and others, to create longer sentences.

引(ひ)っ越(こ)し屋(や)さんの家具(かぐ)の運(はこ)び方(かた)を見(み)て、彼(かれ)らの体力(たいりょく)にビックリした。

After seeing the way the removalists were carrying the furniture, I was surprised by their strength.

Examples

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彼(かれ)の泳(およ)ぎかたは変(へん)だ。

His way of swimming is strange.

お菓子(かし)の作(つく)りかたを学(まな)ぶ。

I will learn how to make sweets.

文法(ぶんぽう)の勉強(べんきょう)のしかたを教(おし)えてください。

Please teach me how to study grammar.

妻(つま)はリモコンの使(つか)いかたが分(わ)からない。

My wife doesn't know how to use the remote.

彼(かれ)のスパゲッティの食(た)べかたは良(よ)くない。

His way of eating spaghetti is not good.

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かた – Grammar Discussion

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Superpnut
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stopwatch
I also have a question related to an example for this grammar point.

変かわったのさきかたをする花はながある is marked as wrong due to the の before さきかた. Isn’t 変わった a noun for strange or unusual? The only instruction in the lesson is Noun + の + Verb［stem］+ 方. So I would like to understand why the の is wrong.

Is this a case of 変わった being a different grammar point I don’t know making it act as a verb?

Thanks
Pablunpro
Hi!

In this particular case, 変わった is acting as a noun. As you can see in the Jisho entry , this word is considered a ‘noun or verb acting prenominally’.

HTH!