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.

 食べる食べない食べた食べなかった
 I-adjectives
 忙しい忙しくない忙しかった忙しくなかった

## 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/