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.
Verbs 	Verbs 	Verbs 	Na-adjectives 	Na-adjectives 	Na-adjectives	Na-adjectives
食べる食べない食べた食べなかった 	食べる食べない食べた食べなかった 	のに 	ひまなひまじゃないひまだったひまじゃなかった 	ひまなひまじゃないひまだったひまじゃなかった 	のに 	のに
I-adjectives 	I-adjectives 	I-adjectives	Nouns + だ 	Nouns + だ 	Nouns + だ 	
忙しい忙しくない忙しかった忙しくなかった 	忙しい忙しくない忙しかった忙しくなかった 	のに 	休みな休みじゃない休みだった休みじゃなかった 	休みな休みじゃない休みだった休みじゃなかった 	のに 	
== 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