Japanese Grammar: Expressing Contrary Results with Complaint or Surprise 「のに」
Before starting the exercise for expressing contrary results with complaint or surprise 「のに」, please clarify any doubts you may have about the grammatical rules by referring to your grammar guidebook or dictionary. The Instantaneous Composition Method requires you to compose sentences with the target sentence pattern(s) over and over in order to use them almost effortlessly. You should already have the necessary knowledge.
Instantaneous Composition Exercise for Expressing Contrary Results with Complaint or Surprise 「のに」
This is not a translation exercise. This is the Instantaneous Composition Exercise. As if a reflexive action, try to create an equivalent Japanese sentence shortly after reading an English script. Try not to think for more than three seconds.
Natural Speed with Pauses
English and Hidden Japanese Scripts
Despite (the fact that I’m) studying (Japanese), (I’m) not good at Japanese.
勉強しているのに、日本語が得意じゃありません。
Despite (the fact that) this book was expensive, (it) is not interesting.
この本は高かったのに、面白くありません。
Despite (the fact that it’s) morning, (I’m) very sleepy.
朝なのに、とても眠いです。
Despite (the fact that) this is cake, (it) is not sweet.
これはケーキなのに、甘くありません。
Despite (the fact that) this box is small, (it) is very heavy.
この箱は小さいのに、とても重いです。
Despite (the fact that) this road is dark, there are no streetlights.
この道は暗いのに、明かりがありません。
Won’t (you) go to the sea? => (Surprise) What!? (It’s) cold today!
