思いがけない
おもいがけない
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
I-adjective
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 思いがけないおもいがけない | 思いがけないですおもいがけないです |
| Negative | 思いがけなくないおもいがけなくない | 思いがけなくないですおもいがけなくないです |
| Past | 思いがけなかったおもいがけなかった | 思いがけなかったですおもいがけなかったです |
| Past negative | 思いがけなくなかったおもいがけなくなかった | 思いがけなくなかったですおもいがけなくなかったです |
| Te-form | 思いがけなくておもいがけなくて |
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| Conditional (ば) | 思いがけなければおもいがけなければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 思いがけなかったらおもいがけなかったら |
Example sentences
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He arrived quite out of the blue.
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He was the last person I expected to see.
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His death was a bolt from the blue.
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I met him quite unexpectedly.
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The jewel was found in an unlikely place.
More examples (10)
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The discovery of oil was a lucky accident.
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Careful as he was he made unexpected mistakes.
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The accident destroyed all his hopes for success.
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The news that she got divorced was a big surprise.
私は彼の思いがけない質問にどう答えたらよいかわからなかった。
I was at a loss how to answer his unexpected question.
何か思いがけないことが起こらなければ、明日あなたに会えます。
I will be able to see you tomorrow unless something unexpected turns up.
ちょっとした言いそこないが思いがけない結果をもたらすことが多い。
A slip of tongue will often lead us to unexpected results.
妻の思いがけない死は、５０年以上にわたる、幸福な夫婦生活に終止符をうった。
The untimely death of my wife has brought down the curtain on over 50 years of happily married life.
思いがけない大きな財産がころがりこんでくると信じることは、根も葉もないことだ。
To believe that an unexpected big fortune will come your way is to build a castle in Spain.
何の役にも立たないと思っていた知識が、思いがけないところで役に立つことがある。
There are times when knowledge you thought of as useless becomes useful when you least expect it.