Understanding how 〜にもかかわらず can connect to a verb


From

> **言語は時代と共に変わるにもかかわらず**
> 、言葉遣いに気をつけないと、「日本人じゃない」と思われてしまうこともこの発表の結果を考えると、お分かりいただけるでしょう。

Consider the first part:

> 言語は時代と共に変わる **にも** かかわらず

which I'm assuming means

> Despite language changing over time, ...

**Question:** How is it grammatical for にも (which I'm assuming is just に+も) to
follow 変わる? I was under the impression that に can only follow nouns. Is there
an implicit nominalizing の before the に that's getting dropped? E.g.

> 言語は時代と共に変わる **の**
>
> As for language, **the fact** that it changes together with the times

So that the whole phrase could translate (literally) as something like:

> 言語は時代と共に変わる **のにも** かかわらず
>
> As for language, despite _even_ (も) **the fact that** it changes together
> with the times, ...

Is this what's going on with this expression?




[に](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%AB/#jn-166083) can follow verbs:

> ［格助］名詞、名詞に準じる語、 **動詞の連用形・連体形** などに付く。

In the examples, the verbs are in 連体形.

So it's not necessarily の (or other expressions meaning _that_ ) omitted, but
your understanding is fine.

* * *

When using na-adjectives, you would actually need の.

  * x 静かなにもかかわらずパワフルなPC
  * o 静かなのにもかかわらずパワフルなPC _A PC that is powerful despite being quiet_

An alternative is to use the stem: 静かにもかかわらず (this may be the most common)

For i-adjective, using の looks much less common.

  * o 美しいにもかかわらず _despite being beautiful_
  * △/x 美しいのにもかかわらず




[に](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E3%81%AB/#jn-166083) can follow verbs:

> ［格助］名詞、名詞に準じる語、 **動詞の連用形・連体形** などに付く。

In the examples, the verbs are in 連体形.

So it's not necessarily の (or other expressions meaning _that_ ) omitted, but
your understanding is fine.

* * *

When using na-adjectives, you would actually need の.

  * x 静かなにもかかわらずパワフルなPC
  * o 静かなのにもかかわらずパワフルなPC _A PC that is powerful despite being quiet_

An alternative is to use the stem: 静かにもかかわらず (this may be the most common)

For i-adjective, using の looks much less common.

  * o 美しいにもかかわらず _despite being beautiful_
  * △/x 美しいのにもかかわらず

