BackGrammar JLPT Level N5 - Lesson 19
Structure of ～たことがある:
Verb［た］+ こと + が + ある
Verb［た］+ こと + が + ない
Details about ～たことがある:
たことがある is a set expression in Japanese that is used for saying that 'there has been a time that I have done (A)'.
The auxiliary verb た will be added to the verb indicating what you have done, followed by こと - が - ある. Like の, こと is regularly used for nominalization (creating a noun-like phrase). However, の cannot replace こと in this particular grammar pattern.
The auxiliary verb た will be added to the verb indicating what you have done, followed by こと - が - ある. Like の, こと is regularly used for nominalization (creating a noun-like phrase). However, の cannot replace こと in this particular grammar pattern.
- 富士山へ行ったことがある？Have you ever been to Mt. Fuji before?
- 私はお菓子を買ったことが無い。I have never bought snacks.
～たことがある
Usage Notes for ～たことがある:
Just like English, many set phrases cannot be adjusted in Japanese (in the same way that こと cannot be swapped with の in this expression).
Synonyms for ～たことがある:
たものだ
Used to
ことがある
Something is possible, Sometimes, Occasionally, There are times when
Example of ～たことがある
ここでサッカーをしたことがありますか。
Have you ever played soccer here before?
日本に行ったことがありますか。
Have you ever been to Japan before?
この本を読んだことがある。
I have read this book before.
私の家を見たことがありますか。
Have you ever seen my house before?
６時前に起きたことがない。
I have never woken up before six o'clock.
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