こと
Meanings
Noun
1. ある一時期におこる、まとまったひとつらなりの動き。ことがら。できごと。
2. 他の語句を体言にする。
3. 予定、必然や軽い命令を表す。
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Used in vocabulary (178 in total)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
① 思いがけず起こった悪い出来事。② 事の起こった理由。
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
Examples (200 in total)
I did what I could.
It's a difficult matter.
That's not what I meant.