頑張（がんば）って<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='42' data-vocab-id='230'>もう</span>まくいかない<strong>ことがある</strong>。

たまに<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='598'>手（て）</span>を抜（ぬ）く<strong>ことがある</strong>が、普段（ふだん）は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='831'>真面目（まじめ）</span>な<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>だ。

一日（いちにち）に二（に）、三回（さんかい）ぐらい、ラーメンを<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='12' data-vocab-id='1077'>食（た）べる</span><strong>ことがある</strong>。

ルームメイトの無作法（ぶさほう）な振（ふ）る舞（ま）いに<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='750'>注意（ちゅうい）</span>したい<strong>ことが</strong>よく<strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='676'>ある</span></strong>。<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='166'>でも</span>、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='849'>私（わたし）</span>は気（き）が弱（よわ）すぎる・・・

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='47' data-vocab-id='9'>あの</span>番組（ばんぐみ）ならたまに<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='12' data-vocab-id='948'>見（み）る</span><strong>ことがある</strong>。

化学物質（かがくぶっしつ）は、触（さわ）る<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='43' data-vocab-id='259'>だけ</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='166'>でも</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='412'>危険（きけん）</span>な<strong>ことがある</strong>。

高級（こうきゅう）な洋服店（ようふくてん）だが<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='680'>服（ふく）</span>が<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='508'>安（やす）い</span><strong>ことも<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='676'>ある</span></strong>。

「<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='47' data-vocab-id='9'>あの</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='652'>時（とき）</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='236'>もっと</span>頑張（がんば）れば良（よ）かった」と<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='582'>思（おも）う</span><strong>ことがある</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='416'>友達（ともだち）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='649'>昼（ひる）</span>２<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='651'>時（じ）</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='360' data-vocab-id='992'>まで</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='12' data-vocab-id='520'>寝（ね）る</span><strong>ことがある</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='416'>友達（ともだち）</span>に<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='637'>日本語（にほんご）</span>を<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='12' data-vocab-id='618'>教（おし）える</span><strong>ことがある</strong>。

気（き）になることがありすぎて、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='464'>夜（よる）</span>眠（ねむ）れない<strong>ことがある</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='506'>学校（がっこう）</span>に送（おく）ってもらう<strong>ことがある</strong>。

How-to say “sometimes ____” with Dictionary-Form-VERB + ことがある

Verb present tense /adjective + ことがある

Using 「こと」 to say whether something has happened

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>ことがある</span> is an expression in Japanese that combines the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='名詞・めいし'>noun</span> こと with the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='格助詞・かくじょし'>case marking particle</span> が, and the う - Verb, ある. It is often translated as 'to be possible', 'to occasionally occur', or 'to sometimes occur'. However, the more literal translation of <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>ことがある</span> is '(A) is a thing that exists'.<br><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>ことがある</span> may be paired with the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='連体形・れんたいけい'>attributive form</span> of any other word.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>馬（うま）は人（ひと）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>蹴（け）る<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>ことがある</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='62'>ので</span>、馬（うま）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>後（うし）ろに立（た）た<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='65'>ないで下（くだ）さい</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>This horse kicks people <strong>sometimes</strong>, so please don't stand behind him.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>タナカ先生（せんせい）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>授業（じゅぎょう）はたまに楽（たの）しい<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>ことがある</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'><strong>There are times where</strong> Mr. Tanaka's classes are fun.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>仕事（しごと）は<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='673'>だいたい</span>大変（たいへん）だ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='54'>けれども</span>、たまには楽（らく）な<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>ことがある</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Work is usually difficult, but <strong>there are times where</strong> it is easy.</div></li></ul> Occasionally, が may be replaced by も. In these situations, it implies that '(A) is also a thing that exists'. Basically this just highlights that (A) is something that needs to be considered (among other things).<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>仕事（しごと）は楽（たの）しい<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='361'>けど</span>、大変（たいへん）な<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>こともある</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Work is fun, but <strong>there are times where</strong> it gets difficult.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>先生（せんせい）はいつも怒（おこ）っ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='764'>ている</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='361'>けど</span>、優（やさ）しい<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>こともある</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Our teacher is always angry, but <strong>there are times when</strong> he is nice.</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>ことがある</span> differs from <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='63'>たことがある</span> (a phrase commonly paired with the past form of verbs). <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='63'>たことがある</span> highlights a single event in which the (A) verb was completed. However, when the verb is not in past form, it simply implies that there are 'times' when the verb happens, as opposed to a single/specific time.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>週（しゅう）に1回（かい）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='6'>の</span>ペース<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='25'>で</span>ラーメン<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>食（た）べる<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='222'>ことがある</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>There are times when I go to eat ramen once a week.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>ラーメンは食（た）べ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='63'>たことがある</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='94'>と思（おも）う</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I think I have eaten this ramen before.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

事(こと)がある

Something is possible, Sometimes, Occasionally, There are times when