のに

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Japanese

Etymology

Combination of particle の (no, the genitive or possessive marker, also used to nominalize verbs and adjectives) + particle に (ni, locative and directional marker).

Particle

のに • (no ni) 

  1. even though, although (in spite of the fact that)
    もう春(はる)なのに
    mō haru na no ni
    even though it's already spring
    ああ、ちょうどよかったのに。
    Ā, chōdo yokatta no ni.
    Darn, and it was perfect too.
    かわいかったのになぁ…
    kawaikatta no ni nā…
    Aw, but it was so cute...
    (literally, “Although it was cute...”)
  2. if only
    早(はや)くすればいいのに…
    hayaku sureba ii no ni…
    If only I had done it earlier…
    (literally, “although it would have been good if I did it sooner”)
  3. in order to
    怒(おこ)りを表(あらわ)すのに用(もち)いられる
    okori o arawasu no ni mochīrareru
    used to display anger

Derived terms

References

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