Meaning of 事がある in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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事がある
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Kana Readingことがある
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Romajikotogāru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `ru` ending (irregular verb)
- Meaning
- (something) has occurred; to have done (something); such a thing happened
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- (something) happens on occasions; there are times when
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Example Sentences
事がある, ことがある used in context
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「以前にどこかで会ったことがありませんか」とその学生はたずねた。
Haven't we met somewhere before? asked the student.
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「以前にどこかで会ったことがありませんか」とその学生はたずねた。
Haven't we met somewhere before? asked the student.
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I lived for more than a month in Nagoya.
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カミナリが光ったその後【くわばらくわばら】と唱えたもしくは、唱える人を見たことがあるだろう。
I expect you've chanted "kuwabara kuwabara" after a lightning flash, or have seen somebody do so.
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そういえば、電車の中で隣に座ったほろ酔いのおっさんに、自分の俳句を見て欲しいと言われたことがある。
Now that I think of it, I've been asked to look at a haiku he'd written by the tipsy bloke sitting next to me on the train.
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机の上に寝かせて置くと転がって落ちることがあるので、試験管立てに立てておく。
If you leave them lying on the desk they may roll off, so stand them in the test-tube rack.
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
On: ジ, ズ
Kun: こと, つか.う, つか.える
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