this is only my 5th or 6th time making sourdough. about a year or so ago I made a few loaves and then got really busy and stopped baking. now that it's autumn, I'm committing to making all of my own bread at least when possible.
to celebrate my return to baking bread, I made a roasted garlic and rosemary butter candle.
So I am a bit confused by the role that こと plays in certain kinds of sentences.
one example is 見たことがある when I hear that, I know it means something like "I've seen this before" but I don't really understand what こと is really doing in that sentence.
another example and I may have the grammar wrong on this sentence but "みんなことを考いるだろう" again, I probably have the grammar on but on my Anki deck it translates to "I wonder what everyone is thinking." I can understand this sentence as well but I just don't feel like I have a good grasp on the role that こと plays in sentences such as this.
"何か ことか分からない" translated as something like "I don't understand what's going on / happening" is another one.
in the sentence "人を殺すのは悪いことだ" I have no problem understanding こと. I would translate that as "killing people is a bad thing" and that makes sense.
I know it is often translated as "matter/thing" but in certain kinds of sentences I just don't really get it so I would appreciate anyone being able to maybe clarify a little bit for me.
I apologize for the poor grammar. my ability to comprehend spoken Japanese is much better than my ability to read or write it.
because of what I do for work, I have way more free time every day than most people.
I found myself scrolling on the phone for hours and hours out of boredom but that was really bad for my mental health.
I've decided to start trying different hobbies and I've already found a few but the thing is I just have so much time I feel like I either need something I can spend most of the day on or a bunch of different hobbies to switch between throughout the day.
the hobbies I have found so far are:
juggling(learning is going very slowly but I like it so far)
working out(because I am not in very good shape, I can't work out for that long each day though without totally overdoing it)
reading manga(this one I really enjoy but can only do so much)
playing old school RuneScape (have been getting bored of it and haven't played in several days though. I'm not a really big video game guy in general.)
have always been into hiking
and I've been into audiobooks for years but only really listen before bed.
I have tried crafty hobbies like drawing and other art making but I just get frustrated very quickly and give up.
I would appreciate any recommendations for things to try. If people have recommendations for lesser known hobbies too that would be great. and if I could find something that I can just sink hours and hours into that would be awesome.