GRAMMAR
N2 Grammar

【JLPT N2 Grammar】〜ことに（~kotoni）

【JLPT N2 Grammar】〜ことに（~kotoni）

Explanation：〜ことに

Meaning
”〜ことに"

"It is 〜 that"
Used to emphasize the speaker's feelings or emotions about a certain situation. It often appears before adjectives or emotional verbs, drawing attention to how the speaker feels about the event that follows. This phrase is commonly used in both positive and negative contexts.

Form
V（ta form）＋ことに
イAい + ことに
ナAな ＋ ことに

Points

  1. Emotional emphasis: "〜ことに" highlights the speaker's emotional response to a situation.
  2. Common pairings: It is often used with adjectives or verbs that describe feelings (e.g., "残念なことに" (unfortunately), "嬉しいことに" (fortunately)).
  3. Formal tone: This phrase adds a somewhat formal tone to the sentence, making it suitable for written or formal speech.

JLPT Level
N2



Sample sentenes

残念ざんねんなことに、行いきたかった大学だいがくの試験しけんに落おちてしまった。
Unfortunately, I failed the entrance exam for the university I wanted to go to.

嬉うれしいことに、来年らいねんから日本にほんへ留学りゅうがくできることになった。
To my delight, I will be able to study abroad in Japan starting next year.

めずらしいことに、今日きょうはトムさんがおごってくれるそうだ。
Surprisingly, Tom is treating us today.

ラッキーなことに、旅行中りょこうは一度いちども雨あめが降ふらなかった。
Luckily, it didn't rain even once during the trip.

驚おどろいたことに、ジェームスさんの日本語にほんごはまだ中級ちゅうきゅうレベルなのにJLPT N1に合格ごうかくしてしまった。
To my surprise, James passed the JLPT N1 even though his Japanese is still at the intermediate level.

悲かなしいことに、ペットが死しんでしまった。
Sadly, my pet has passed away.

Vocabulary

Japanese
 English
残念な ざんねんな unfortunate
珍しい めずらしい rare
- ラッキーな lucky
驚く おどろく to be surprised

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