"しゃしんをとるのはたのしいです。"

Translation: It is fun to take photos.

[darthoctopus]

写真を撮るのは楽しいです

[animatrix1490]

What does the のは combination of particles mean?

[CaleGibbard]

の is a nominaliser -- it turns the clause before it into a noun, the action of doing whatever was described. In this case, taking pictures. は then sets the topic of discussion to that thing. So 「しゃしんをとるのは〜」 is like "As for taking pictures..."

[AverylRising]

Thank you very much, I was looking for this answer in every exercise

[graceb915193]

'It's fun to take a photo.' Is still right!!!!!!

[KaterinaRuud]

Report it.

[Mathew826437]

My answer was "to take photos is fun". Marked wrong.

[tanshin]

It sounds a bit strange, but i guess you aren't wrong.

[V2Blast]

It usually sounds more natural to have the gerund rather than the infinitive as the subject.

[Yuzuling]

What's wrong with it's fun taking pictures?

[CaleGibbard]

Nothing.

[Okappys]

It is fun taking photos. This my answer was said to be a mistake.英語はむずかしいですね。(^^)/

[dimokratiskiz]

Report that your answer should be taken as correct and help make a richer variety of valid answers :)

[hardy538741]

I likes taking pictures refused

[JaredTafoya]

Is "Taking pictures is fun" a sound translation?

[deactivated user]

Why is "It is fun to take photographs." deemed as incorrect here?

[Oddiii]

"take photographs" is wrong? :(

[Dr.Spangle]

'It's fun taking photographs' = nope. I would've said 'to take' rather than 'taking', too, but last question i tried noped me for saying exactly that. Consistency would be nice here.

[WesleyEnri4]

So far, they've been translating のは/のが to ~ing verbs, so why is this one different?

[James151779]

There seem to be several EACH WAY in this exercise. That is, some want "...ing" and some want "to ..." If there is a clue to figuring it out beforehand, I haven't got it.