Japanese from zero · N3 Lesson 25
No need to cry
〜ことは ない ・ どうしても ・ ついに ・ つまり
In this lesson, you will learn to say there's no need to do something with 〜ことは ない, to say 'no matter what' with どうしても, to say 'at last' with ついに, and to sum things up with つまり. Lisa tells Minju that Tanaka and Sakura are going out, and Minju takes the news with grace.
By the end you will be able to say
泣く ことは ない。There's no need to cry.
リサが 心配する ことは ないよ。There's no need for you to worry, Lisa.
あの 二人の ことは どうしても 嫌いに なれない。No matter what, I just can't dislike those two.
ついに 試験に 合格した！At last, I passed the exam!
つまり、二人は 幸せって ことでしょう？In other words, the two of them are happy, right?
The grammar in this lesson
- No need to: 〜ことは ない — Dictionary form + ことは ない says there's no need to do something; it comforts or reassures.
- No matter what: どうしても — どうしても means 'at any cost' with a wish, and 'just can't, however hard I try' with a negative.
- At last: ついに — ついに says something finally happened after a long time or a long wait.
- In other words: つまり — つまり sums up or restates what was just said: 'in other words', 'in short', 'so'.