Japatan
Formação
- Vた形 + ことに
- いA + ことに
- なA + な + ことに
Explicação
Placed at the start of a sentence to show the speaker's feeling about what follows. It is used with emotion words such as 驚いた, うれしい, 残念な, 困った, 不思議な and ありがたい. The rest of the sentence states a fact that actually happened. It is somewhat formal and common in writing and speeches.
Exemplos
驚いたことに、十年前の先生が私の名前を覚えていてくれた。
To my surprise, my teacher from ten years ago remembered my name.
うれしいことに、私たちの企画が社長に認められた。
To our delight, our plan was approved by the company president.
残念なことに、楽しみにしていた旅行が台風で中止になった。
Unfortunately, the trip I was looking forward to was canceled because of a typhoon.
困ったことに、駅に着いてから財布を忘れたことに気づいた。
To my dismay, it was only after arriving at the station that I realized I had forgotten my wallet.
Observações
It cannot be used with words that do not express feelings, and the rest of the sentence cannot be an intention, request or command.
Miniquiz
1（ ）ことに、落とした財布が見つかった。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 3 ありがたい
Thankfully, the wallet I lost was found. With an い-adjective, use the plain form: ありがたいことに.
2不思議（ ）、その日は一度も電話が鳴らなかった。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 1 なことに
Strangely, the phone didn't ring even once that day. With a な-adjective, add な: 不思議なことに.
3残念な（ ）、予約していたレストランは今日休みだった。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 4 ことに
Unfortunately, the restaurant I had booked was closed today. ことに introduces the speaker's feeling before the fact. The other choices do not fit in meaning or form.
