（な）のに

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 17:51
（な）のに
(na) noni
Meaning: although, but
JLPT Level: 3
Examples

全部読んだのにぜんぜん分かりません。
zenbu yonda noni zenzen wakarimasen.
all-read-although-at all-don't understand.
I read the entire thing, and still don't get it.

犬なのに「ニャー」となきました。
inu nanoni nya- to nakimashita.
dog-although-meow-(question marker)-barked
Even though its a dog, it meowed.

Comments
You need the な with な adjectives or nouns.
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how about past tense?

Submitted by sora harumi on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 02:50.

how about the past tense of i adjectives?

このステーキは高くてもおいしくないです。この文は同じ意味で

Submitted by Clodderes on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 07:40.

このステーキは高くてもおいしくないです。この文は同じ意味ですか。

そう思います

Submitted by Pianogirl123 on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 04:59.

そう思います。　日本語で　「but」に　多い文があります。

what happens with i

Submitted by omblaythezvee on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 01:01.

what happens with i adjectives?

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Just stick のに after it. This

Submitted by clay on Wed, 11/26/2008 - 02:37.
Just stick のに after it. This example is from A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.

このステーキは高いのにおいしくない。 kono sute-ki wa takai no ni oishikunai. (In spite of the fact that this steak is expensive, it isn't delicious.)

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