| （な）のに |
| (na) noni |
| Meaning: | although, but |
| JLPT Level: | 3 |
| Examples |
全部読んだのにぜんぜん分かりません。
zenbu yonda noni zenzen wakarimasen.
all-read-although-at all-don't understand.
I read the entire thing, and still don't get it.
犬なのに「ニャー」となきました。
inu nanoni nya- to nakimashita.
dog-although-meow-(question marker)-barked
Even though its a dog, it meowed.
| Comments |
| You need the な with な adjectives or nouns. |