（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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Word Order in sentences

Submitted by pikos on Sun, 08/01/2010 - 22:12.

Okay, I now that in a japanese sentence the subject or the topic goes first, the object goes second and the verb is third, but I'm so confused with the examples. Any help will be appreciated!

how about past tense?

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

how about the past tense of i adjectives?

past tense

Submitted by kobayashi on Wed, 06/22/2011 - 09:54.

for i adjectives drop the final i and add katta omoshiroi - omoshirokatta / tanoshii - tanoshikatta

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。

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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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