Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn koto wa nai for "there's no need to" — reassuring or advising against overreaction.
- Form and connection: [Verb辞书形] ことはない
- Nuance in real use: ことはない is one of Japanese's warmest reassurances — it tells someone "you don't need to do that," freeing them from unnecessary anxiety and burden.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn koto wa nai for "there's no need to" — reassuring or advising against overreaction.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
Show answer
[Verb辞书形] ことはないShow answer
There's no need to worry.Show answer
そんなに急いそぐことはない。 ([Verb辞书形] ことはない)Continue learning
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