► 成句
事 [(2)こと] [事にする] [coll] meaning: decide rank: 1
☆ ホンダ・シビックを買う事にした ⇨ I decided to buy a Honda Civic
☆ もうちょっと待つ事にしよう ⇨ Let’s wait a little longer
☆ 今回は止める事にした ⇨ I decided not to do it this time
☆ 私達は明日出発する事にした ⇨ We decided to leave tomorrow
事 [(2)こと] [事になる] [coll] meaning: decide rank: 1
☆ 試合は延期される事になった ⇨ It was decided to postpone the game (☛ Someone else, or a group including you, to decide)
事 [(2)こと] [事はない] [coll] meaning: need rank: 1
☆ あいつに謝る事なんかない ⇨ There is no need to apologize to him (☛ Only in negative as “事はない”)
☆ そんなに怒る事ないでしょう ⇨ You don’t have to be that upset (☛ Only in negative as “事はない”)
☆ 別に慌てる事はない ⇨ There is no need to panic (☛ Only in negative as “事はない”)
事 [(2)こと] [長い事] meaning: time rank: 1
☆ 彼にもう長い事会っていない ⇨ I haven’t seen him for a long while (☛ You don’t say 短い事)
事 [(2)こと] [事にする] meaning: assume rank: 2
☆ 取り敢えずはそういう事にしておこう ⇨ OK, let’s assume that is the case for now
事 [(2)こと] [という事] meaning: indirect speech rank: 2
☆ 会議は延期になったという事です ⇨ I was told that the meeting had been postponed
☆ 彼は来れないという事だ ⇨ I heard he was not coming
事 [(2)こと] [事にする] meaning: pretend rank: 2
☆ この話は無かった事にして下さい ⇨ Please pretend this deal didn’t exist. Please void and forget this deal
☆ この話は聞かなかった事にするよ ⇨ I pretend I didn’t hear what you just said
☆ 今の話は聞かなかった事にして下さい ⇨ Please pretend you didn’t hear what I just said
☆ 彼は知らなかった事にしようとした ⇨ He tried to pretend that he hadn’t known about it
☆ 既に起こった事を無かった事にする訳には行かない ⇨ We cannot pretend something that already has happened didn’t happen
事 [(2)こと] [事が運ぶ] meaning: progress rank: 2
☆ トントン拍子に事が運んだ ⇨ Things progressed smoothly and quickly
事 [(2)こと] [ない事には] [coll] meaning: unless rank: 2
☆ 自分の目で確かめない事には何とも言えない ⇨ I can’t say anything definitive unless I make sure with my own eyes
☆ 試してみない事には分からない ⇨ You never know unless you try
事 [(2)こと] [良い事に] meaning: exploit rank: 3
☆ 彼は誰も反対出来ないのを良い事に、憲法を自分の都合の良いように変えた ⇨ He changed the constitution for his favor, taking advantage of the fact that nobody can oppose him
事 [(2)こと] [事もあろうに] meaning: of all rank: 3
☆ 事もあろうに葬式の場であんなことをするなんて信じられない ⇨ I cannot believe he did that during the funeral of all occasions (☛ Always negative connotations)
事 [(2)こと] [事も無げに] meaning: calm rank: 4
☆ 彼は今日仕事を辞めたと事も無げに言った ⇨ He said he’d quit his job today matter-of-factly, like no big deal
事 [(2)こと] [とした事が] meaning: unexpected rank: 4
☆ 私とした事が何と初歩的な失敗をしてしまったのだろう ⇨ I cannot believe myself that I made such a rookie mistake (☛ When someone who is considered very capable makes a bad mistake unexpectedly, and often disappointingly)
► 名詞
事 [(2)こと] meaning: business rank: 1
☆ 人の事に口出しするな ⇨ Don’t interfere with other people’s affairs
☆ 自分の事は自分でやれよ ⇨ It is your problem, you take care of it
事 [(2)こと] meaning: gerund rank: 1
☆ そのように考える事は難しい ⇨ Thinking that way is difficult. It is difficult to think that way (☛ Make the preceding verb function as a noun)
☆ 一旦予約したら変更する事は出来ない ⇨ Changing is now allowed once you make a reservation (☛ Make the preceding verb function as a noun)
☆ 今それを約束する事は出来ない ⇨ Promising that now is impossible for me. I can’t promise that right now (☛ Make the preceding verb function as a noun)
☆ 捕虜はトイレを使う事すら許されなかった ⇨ Not even using toilets was not allowed for the POWs (☛ Make the preceding verb function as a noun)
☆ 日頃から体を鍛える事が大切だ ⇨ Working out on a regular basis is important (☛ Make the preceding verb function as a noun)
☆ 未来を予測する事は不可能だ ⇨ Predicting the future is impossible (☛ Make the preceding verb function as a noun)
☆ 物価は上がるだけで下がる事はない ⇨ The prices only go up, and going down never happens. They never go down (☛ Make the preceding verb function as a noun)
事 [(2)こと] meaning: occasion rank: 1
☆ こんな大きな林檎は見た事がない ⇨ I’ve never seen such a big apple
☆ 彼とは会った事がある ⇨ I met him before
☆ 私はスキーはした事がない ⇨ I’ve never skied, tried skiing
☆ 私はそう思った事はない ⇨ I’ve never thought so
☆ 自殺を考えた事は何度かある ⇨ There have been a couple of times I thought about suicide
事 [(2)こと] meaning: problem rank: 1
☆ 事が起きてからでは遅い ⇨ It will be too late once a problem develops
事 [(2)こと] [事ある毎] meaning: problem rank: 1
☆ うちの両親は事ある毎に大喧嘩をした ⇨ My parents had had big fights every time something came up
事 [(2)こと] meaning: regarding rank: 1
☆ お母さんはあなたの事を心配している ⇨ You mother is worried about you
☆ その事は話したくない ⇨ I don’t want to talk about that
☆ 仕事の事は忘れて楽しもう ⇨ Let’s forget about the work and have some fun
☆ 彼の事はもう忘れた ⇨ I stopped thinking about him. I got him out of my mind
事 [(2)こと] meaning: situation rank: 1
☆ あそこの息子さんが病気で大変な事になったらしい ⇨ I heard their son has been in a serious condition with some disease (☛ An undesirable situation)
☆ こんな事になるとは想像もしていなかった ⇨ I didn’t even imagine things would turn out like this (☛ An undesirable situation)
☆ まずい事になった ⇨ Things have gone wrong. We’re in trouble (☛ An undesirable situation)
事 [(2)こと] meaning: that rank: 1
☆ もう彼には会わない事にした ⇨ I decided that I wouldn’t see him again (☛ Used like a relative pronoun “that”)
☆ それはやってやれない事はない ⇨ It is not that it is impossible to do it, if you really try (☛ Used like a relative pronoun “that”. Note the example does NOT mean “nothing is impossible”)
事 [(2)こと] meaning: thing rank: 1
☆ 今から言う事をよく聞けよ ⇨ Listen carefully to the things that I am about to tell you
☆ 余計な事を心配するな ⇨ Don’t worry about things you don’t have to worry
☆ 余計な事を言うな ⇨ Don’t say unsolicited opinions
☆ 変な事考えないでよ ⇨ Don’t think of anything weird. Don’t get any ideas
☆ 変な事言わないでよ ⇨ Don’t say weird things. Don’t talk nonsense
☆ 大切な事は皆が無事という事だ ⇨ The important thing is everybody is safe
事 [(2)こと] [な事に] meaning: thing rank: 1
☆ 不思議な事に誰も変化に気が付かなかった ⇨ The strange thing is, nobody noticed the change
☆ 残念な事に殆どの知識は失われてしまった ⇨ The unfortunate thing is, most of the knowledge has been lost
☆ 面白い事に二人は同じ日に生まれた ⇨ The interesting thing is, they were born on the same day
事 [(2)こと] [事はない] meaning: thing rank: 1
☆ 試して悪い事はない ⇨ There is nothing wrong in trying. It doesn’t hurt to try
More examples:
- この新事業は会社にとって大きな冒険だ ⇨ This new business is a big challenge for the company
- 工事は問題無く終わった ⇨ The construction ended without issues
- A:何か言いたい事でも？B:いや、何でも無いです ⇨ A:Is there something you want to say? B:No, nothing
- 国連安保理事会 ⇨ The UN security council
- 彼は仕事が雑だ ⇨ His doesn’t do his job thoroughly
- 期限のとっくに切れた缶詰を食べたが、別にどうって事はなかった ⇨ I’d eaten a long expired canned food, but nothing bad happened
- 彼は事故で脚の骨を折った ⇨ He broke his leg bone in an accident
- ここは入れ代わり立ち代わり人が出入りするので落ち着いて仕事出来ない ⇨ It is hard to focus on work here because people keep coming and going one after another
- 彼等の事業は時代の波に乗って大成功した ⇨ Their business ride the wave of the times, took advantage of the trend, and became a big success
- そういう事を言うのは止めて下さる？ ⇨ Could you stop saying such things?
- 運転中の不注意が事故に繋がった ⇨ Inattention while driving led to the accident
- 面倒な仕事が回って来た ⇨ A difficult job has landed on my lap
- 原発事故 ⇨ A nuclear power plant accident
- 申込用紙に必要事項をもれ無く記入して下さい ⇨ Please fill out the application form with the required information (without omitting any)
- 彼の言う事は何一つ信用出来ない ⇨ You cannot trust a word he says