~ことに
〜koto ni
Formation
Verb-casual + ことに / い-Adjective + ことに / な-Adjective + なことに / Noun + のことに
Used to express feelings or emotions about a situation, action, or outcome.
Explanation
The ~ことに grammar point is used to highlight the speaker’s feelings or emotional reaction toward a situation, action, or outcome. It often appears in constructions like 驚いたことに, 残念なことに, 不思議なことに, etc.
Example sentences
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I was surprised that he suddenly returned to his home country.
Kare ga kyuu ni kikoku suru koto ni odoroita.
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I was moved by the fact that she won the championship.
Kanojo ga yuushou shita koto ni kandou shita.
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I get angry that he is always late.
Kare ga itsumo chikoku suru koto ni hara ga tatsu.
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I hadn’t realized how beautiful she was.
Kanojo ga konna ni utsukushii koto ni ki ga tsukanakatta.
Corpus examples (60)
その本を買いたいと思ったが200円しか持っていないことに気付いた。
I wanted to buy the book, but I found I had no more than 200 yen with me.
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By the time he retires, my father will have worked for almost thirty years.
待つことにしたよ。
I've decided to wait.
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Strangely enough, he failed.
トムとメアリーは、自分たちが同じホテルに泊まっていたことに気付いた。
Tom and Mary discovered that they were staying at the same hotel.
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Mr Kaifu is used to making speeches in public.
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To our surprise, she revived at once.
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I'm responsible for what my son has done.
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She disapproved of my trip to Vienna.
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She has consented to take the leadership of the party.
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Curiously, a flower bloomed on the withered up tree.
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Stop spending money on stupid things.
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It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
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Much to my joy, I have passed the examination.
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Don't waste your time on trifles.
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The community will benefit from the new industry.
あいつがどこに住むことになろうと俺たちの知ったことじゃない。
Where he will live doesn't interest us.
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Every person is expected to bring their own lunch.
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I will be seeing her again one of these days.
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To my surprise, he won the prize.
彼が毎日日記を付けているのに刺激されて、私も英語で日記を付けることにしました。
He writes a daily journal, and that inspired me to try doing the same thing, but in English.
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He has decided not to go to the meeting.
彼はそう言ったが、さらに驚いたことには、自分自身でそれを実行した。
He said it, and what was more surprising, he did it himself.
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He is in the habit of sitting up late on weekends.
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I chose to leave instead of staying behind.