ことはない
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. there is no need to ...
2. never happens; there is never a time when
Top 500
Composed of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
Examples (87 in total)
I've never seen it.
I've never broken a bone.
Let's pretend this never happened.
They never married.
Do you have nothing to say?
Nothing is impossible for God.
I have never met Maria.
"Is it too late to say I'm sorry?" "It's never too late."
I was never a believer of Christianity.
I've never been to Hungary.
I never thought about that.
I have nothing particular to say now.
That will never disappear.
I have nothing further to say.
It'll never happen again.
I never wanted to hurt you.
I haven't slept on the train, though.
There was nothing interesting in the newspaper.
Fundamental instincts will not go away.
I don't think that I've ever seen them before.
They say that you never forget your first love.
Never have I dreamed of marrying you.
I'm pretty sure that Tom won't get fired.
I'd never before seen this species of fish.
You don't have to hide your feelings.
It's never too late to learn a foreign language.
Tom never learned how to climb trees.
Luckily nobody got wet.
I had never seen her before that time.
I know her by sight, but I've never spoken to her.
I've never lied to you.
He was never to see his parents again.
They never go out in the evening with their children.
I've never woken up this early.
I don't usually buy things online.
We never thought of it as impossible to carry out.
Assassination has never changed the history of the world.
I had never felt more alone than at that time.
I had never been late for school before.
There is nothing wrong with boys wearing cosmetics.
I have never been there myself.
My father rarely, if ever, goes out on Sundays.
I didn't see him again after that.
I have never been spoken to by a foreigner before.
She is seldom late for school.
He has never been scolded by his father.
They were never to return to their country.
I don't often come to Boston anymore.
No workers can be dismissed without previous notice.
I, for my part, have nothing more to say.
I have never believed in wars.
We parted, never to see each other again.
You cannot be too careful about your health.
Now that I am here, you don't have to worry.
I never considered myself a good actor.
My father never looked down on the poor.
She left Japan, never to return home again.
I know him by sight, but I have never actually spoken to him.
I had never seen a panda till that time.
He was never to see his homeland again.
We've only corresponded and never met in person.
Nothing vexed her more than his selfishness.
I love baseball, and have hardly missed seeing any big games.
I live near her house, but I seldom see her.
I don't think that I'll sing that song tonight.
I have nothing in particular to say about this situation.
He left his native village, never to return.
He left the town and was never seen again.
He had never studied English before he went to the United States.
Living a busy life, he usually doesn't see his family.
There's nothing more painful than losing one's loved child.
She visits him quite often, but never stays very long.
Although I had never before met Jim, I recognised him straight away.
That team has never played as well as they played today.
The ships left the port never to be seen again.
Whatever happens, he won't change his mind.
I don't think there's anything so difficult as recognizing one's own weakness.
You cannot be too careful in choosing friends.
You cannot be too careful when you drive a car.
He never forgot his ambition to become a leading politician.
It's unlikely anybody other than Tom would be interested in buying this.
I hear there are a lot of foxes around here, but I seldom see any.
Nothing is more pleasant than taking a rest after hard work.
A beautiful object like that never loses its value.
He never forgot his ambition to become a great statesman.
Never have I seen such a cute puppy as this.
I had never received such an abusive letter before.