Koto - intangible things
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いい事はありません。 ii koto wa arimasen. There isn't anything good. 大事な事を教えます。 daiji na koto o oshiemasu. I will tell you an important thing. 昨日の事はすみませんでした。 kinou no koto wa sumimasen deshita. I am sorry about what happened yesterday. (yesterday's thing) |
Mono - tangible things
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その黒いものは猫かなあ。 sono kuroi mono wa neko kanaa. I wonder if that black thing is a cat? おいしいものが食べたい。 oishii mono ga tabetai. I want to eat something good. |
One useful phrase using koto is:
どういうこと？
dou iu koto?
What is the meaning of this?
This phrase is used whenever the listener isn't sure of the motive of the speaker.