Monday, August 28, 2006
JLPT3: ことがある
| 日本語： | [verb (base 3)] ことがある。 |
| English: | There are times when... |
| 日本語： | [verb (base 7)] ことがある。 |
| English: | Have experienced... |
Today we'll have a look at another simple, but useful, construct. I'm actually surprised that this isn't JLPT4, but then again there doesn't seem to be much in level 4 :-)
The ことがある conjugation can be used after the verb in either base 3 or base 7. There is a subtle change in meaning, but nothing too complex. If placed after a base 3 verb, it can be used to indicate an action that you perform with some kind of regularity, and in essence means 'there are times when such-and-such'. If placed after a base 7 verb, the meaning shifts to the past tense and presents the notion of having experienced something.
例文
| English: | Despite being busy, there are times when I read the newspaper. |
| Jenglish: | [busy][depite][newspaper][read + there are times when] |
| 日本語： | 忙しいのに、新聞を読むことがあります。 |
| English: | There are times when I go to work by bike. |
| Jenglish: | [to work][by bike][go + there are times when] |
| 日本語： | 会社に自転車で行くことがあります。 |
Actually, I think you could use the verb 'to ride' in the sentence.
| English: | I have been to London. |
| Jenglish: | [London][went + have experienced] |
| 日本語： | ロンドンに行ったことがあります。 |
| English: | I have eaten Italian food. |
| Jenglish: | [Italian food][eaten + have experienced] |
| 日本語： | イタリアン料理を食べたことがあります。 |
またね。。。
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Thanks, Dave!
I've never used 'There are times when...'.
It's new to me!
There are times when I feel terribly sleepy during the long long meeting.
That's not good, but grammatically ok?
(^_^)
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I've never used 'There are times when...'.
It's new to me!
There are times when I feel terribly sleepy during the long long meeting.
That's not good, but grammatically ok?
(^_^)
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