to my (emotion)

Beginner

15-20 min

common

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Explanation

Expresses speaker's emotional reaction to a fact.

[い-adj/な-adj] + ことに / [Adverb] + ことに

驚いたことに、彼は1位になった。

Odoroita koto ni, kare wa ichiі ni natta.

To my surprise, he became first place.

残念なことに、試合は中止になった。

Zannen na koto ni, shiai wa chuushi ni natta.

Unfortunately (to my regret), the match was cancelled.

Common with emotional adjectives (驚いた、嬉しい、残念).

～ことから

from the fact that, because

～ものの

although, but, though

～に違いない

must be ~, no doubt that ~, undoubtedly

～に関して/関する

regarding ~, concerning ~, about ~

～について/つい

about ~, concerning ~

～に伴って/伴い/伴う

along with ~, as ~ (changes)

Practice with various emotions.

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Last updated: Jan 2

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