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のに

particle
  • although
  • when
  • and yet
  • despite this
  • in spite of
  • even though
  • but even so
  • but even then
  • however
  • nevertheless
  • for all that
  • notwithstanding that
  • while
  • if only
  • I wish
  • I tell you
  • you should do
  • in order to

Example Sentences

彼は私が居るのに気がついていたが挨拶しなかった。
He was aware of my presence but he did not greet me.
こうした引用は友人に込み入った内容の連絡を行うのに効果的であった。彼の時代では理解してもらえることを充分に期待してそうした作家から引用できたからである。
These quotations were effective in sending complex messages to his friends, because, in his day, people could quote from such authors with every expectation of being understood.
健康の観点から見れば、東京は生活するのにそんなによい場所ではない。
From the viewpoint of health, Tokyo is not such a good place to live.
彼女は子供を教育するのに苦労した。
She took pains to educate her children.
彼はその問題を解くのに苦労した。
He found it difficult to solve the problem.