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LANGUAGE AND history OF JAPAN
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日本語のおしゃべり

22/8/2018

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Japanese Language
「Particles」

「No ni のに」

1. Used between two clauses when indicating that they are opposed in meaning: "although, even though, despite the fact that."
NOTE: No ni indicates a stronger opposition in meaning than ga or keredomo.

Examples: 
池田さんは風邪で咳が出るのに、タバコばかり吸っています。
Ikeda-san wa kaze de seki ga deru no ni, tabako bakari sutte imasu.
Even though Ikeda is coughing from a cold, all he does is smoke cigarettes [he is (still) smoking all the time].

山本さんのパーティーには行かないと言ったのに、どうして行くんですか。
Yamamoto-san no pātī ni wa ikanai to itta no ni, dōshite iku-n desu ka.
You said you wouldn't go to Yamamoto's party, so why are you going?
[Why are you going to Yamamoto's party when you said you said you wouldn't?]


2. Used at the end of a sentence, indicating a feeling of dissatisfaction: "despite the fact that, eventhough."
NOTE: This usage is essentially the same as the example above, aside from the second clause is not stated outright. (Words in brackets below show only one of various imaginable contexts.)

Examples:
勉強をしなさいと言ったのに...
Benkyō o shi nasai to itta no ni...
Despite the fact that I told you to study [you didn't and are now in hot water].
/I told you to study!


交通事故を起こさないように気をつけていたのに...
Kōtsū jiko o okosanai yō ni ki o tsukete ita no ni...
Even though I tried to be careful so as not to have an accident...[I smashed up the car anyway].
/I was trying my best not to get involved in an automobile accident.

3. "To, in order to."

Examples:
ここから湖へ行くのに何時間ぐらいかかりますか。
Koko kara mizuumi e iku no ni nanjikan gurai kakarimasu ka.
How long does it take to get from here to the lake?
[Lit., In order to get from here to the lake, about how many hours will it take?]

漢字を覚えるのにいい方法を教えてください。
Kanji o oboeru no ni ii hōhō o oshiete kudasai.
Please tell me a good way to learn kanji.


Hope this helps!

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