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Phrase。それなのに + Phrase
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About それなのに
Being a combination of the substitute noun それ, な, and のに, the particle meaning 'although' or 'despite', それなのに acts as a conjunction meaning 'and yet', or 'despite that', and simply refers back to the previous statement made, when the following statement is in contradiction to it.
Due to its use as a conjunction, それなのに will primarily appear at the beginning of a new sentence.
Being that the (B) sentence is in contradiction to the (A) sentence, それなのに will often indicate something that is unexpected, or was somehow unpredictable based on (A).
Synonyms
もっとも
Although, But, However, For all that, Provided that
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それにしても
Nevertheless, Even so
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しかしながら
However, Nevertheless, But
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のに
Despite, Although, Even though
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それでも
But still, And yet, Even so, Nevertheless
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ながらも
But, Even while, Even though, Despite, Although
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くせに
Even though, And yet, Despite
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新品を買った、それなのにもう壊れた。
I bought it brand new. Despite this, it is already broken.
早起きするために早く寝た、それなのに寝坊した
In order to wake up early, I went to bed early. And yet, I overslept.
アンテナを新しくした。それなのにテレビの映りが悪い。
I got a new antenna. Despite this, the quality of the TV picture is bad.
明日は遠足だ。それなのに夜更かししている。
Tomorrow I have an outing. Despite this I am staying up late.
私は努力していると思う。それなのにうまくいかないのか。
I think I am putting in effort and yet, why isn't it going well?
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それなのに – Grammar Discussion
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Elliotjoyner3
It blows my mind that this is considered an N2 grammar point.
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