Contrastive conjunctive expression “~のに” (1)

Meaning/usage of “~のに”
How to make the forms of “~のに”

Sentences that used “~のに”

_____Antecedent_____のに,______consequent______.


 * Before “~のに”, the plain form of verbs, I-adjectives, Na-adjectives and nouns come with it.


 * Because students often mistake the connection of “Na-adj. use and nouns”, let’s call their attention to it.

The meanings of “~のに”
1. Factual contrastive conjunction

（１）一か月間、頑張ってダイエットしたのに、全然痩せませんでした. [1]

“~のに” expresses that the result in the consequent is contrary to what is expected from the preamble, like in example (1).

It is used when the matter/situation of the sentence before “~のに” is already happening (default). That is to say, it means that the antecedent sentence is already a fact.

In many cases, it expresses dissatisfaction, such as “blame”, “surprise (unexpectedly)”, “suspicious, strange” and “bewilderment”, in the consequent.

・もう、秋も深まったというのに、いっこうに涼しくならない. [2] ・このいちご、高かったのに、全然おいしくない. [3] ・あのレストラン、あまりおいしくないのに、どうしてこんでいるんだろう. [4]

2. Comparison

“~のに” is able to express comparisons with the antecedent sentence and the consequent sentence.

（１）ジャックさんは、話すのは上手なのに、漢字は全然書けない. [5] （２）昨日はあんなに寒かったのに、今日は夏のようだ. [6]

3. Usage in terms of a sentence-ending particle

(1) A:ねえ、あの人、サウナスーツ着て走ってるよ. [7] B:わあー、ほんとだ. こんなに暑いのに. [8]


 * Mx. B indicates the feeling where they said, “strange, or unexpected” (running in a sauna suit on a hot day like this) outside the words.

(2) A:ごめん. 明日行けなくなった. [9] B:そんな・・・. 楽しみにしていたのに. [10]


 * For Mx. B, the contents of Mx. A’s utterance were different from their expectations. So, they express their dissatisfaction, surprise and sorrow by attaching “~のに” to the end of the sentence. They are suppressing wanting to demand (Why couldn’t you go?) from them.

(3) あんなに頑張って勉強したのに・・・・. [11] (Why didn’t I pass the examination?)


 * It means that “Even though I expected to pass from the fact that I studied….” They express their regrettable feelings by attaching “~のに” to the end of the sentence. It is the same as (2), where they are swallowing the feeling of (Why didn’t I pass the examination?)

(4) 危ないから、絶対行くなと言ったのに・・・・. [12] (Why did you go?)


 * It means that “Even though I expected that you would not go from the fact….” It is the same as (2) and (3) above, where they express their regrettable feelings by attaching “~のに” to the end of the sentence. They are swallowing the feeling of (Why did you go?).


 * Because the aforementioned examples stop at “~のに”, they do not express their feelings in the consequent sentences.

But because “~のに” is at the end of the sentence, it can express the feeling that it is very unexpected and regrettable by the fact that it wound up resulting in a disappointing reality that was different from what they expected.

It is accompanied by a feeling of bewilderment of (Why, or I wonder why).

Next time we will continue to look at the grammatical constraints of the consequent sentences of “~のに”. >>Contrastive conjunctive expression “~のに” (2)

Alright then, this was NIGO.

[1] Even though I did my best to diet for a month, I did not lose weight at all. [2] Even though autumn also deepened by now, it doesn’t get cool at all. [3] Even though this strawberry was expensive, it’s not delicious at all. [4] Even though that restaurant over there is not very good, why is it crowded? [5] While Mr. Jack is good at speaking, he cannot write Chinese characters at all. [6] While it was cold to that degree yesterday, it is like summer today. [7] A: Hey, that man over there’s running in a sauna suit, I tell you. [8] B: Wow, you’re right. Even though it’s hot like this. [9] A: Sorry. I couldn’t go tomorrow. [10] B: No way…. Even though I was looking forward to it. [11] Even though I did my best to study to that degree….. [12] Even though I said absolutely not to go because it was dangerous…..

Source

 * https://www.tomojuku.com/blog/noni-temo/noni/

Other Language

 * 逆接の表現「～のに」①