The JLPT 2 Grammar Read Out Project – No. 46 ～ことはない

こんばんは！みなさん！

今日みなさんに質問があります！

I have a small question today.

What is the difference between these two sentences?

 

PSPでポケモンをあそぶのですか。

 

and PSPでポケモンをあそびますか。

The former one is more natural, I was told.

おねがいします！

 

とにかく、今日のレッソン行きましょう！

[grammar]

～ことはない

[meaning]

It is not necessary to ~ / It is meaningless to ~

[Sample sentence]

そんなものわざわざお金を出して買うことはありませんよ。

[English]

It is meaningless to spend money on such a thing.

[Phrase by phrase]

そんなもの – on such a thing

わざわざ – especially

お金を出して – bring out money

買うこと – buy (in noun)

はありません – none よ。 – doesn’t mean anything.

This is called a “gobi”. It’s used to add emphasis.

Enjoy!