JLPT N1 Grammar (ta koto ni suru / ta koto ni naru)

Meaning

pretend to; see things as untrue; contrary to the truth ~

Level: JLPT N1

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Verb (た form)（という）ことにする
（という）ことになる
Noun +（だ）
な-adjective +（だ）
い-adjective (た form)
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Learn Japanese grammar: (ta koto ni suru / ta koto ni naru). Meaning: pretend to; see things as untrue; contrary to the truth ~.

This is used to express something is contrary to the truth.

Can also conjugate as 「たことにして」、「たことになっている」、etc.

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Example #1

それはなかったことにしてください。
sore wa nakatta koto ni shite kudasai.
Please just pretend that didn't happen.
Example #2

このはなしはきかなかったことにしてください。
kono hanashi wa kikanakatta koto ni shite kudasai.
Please pretend as if you did not hear anything.
Example #3

おっとのふりんをみなかったことにする。
otto no furin o minakatta koto ni suru.
I decided that I will pretend I did not see my husband's affair.
Example #4

かぜだということにしてがっこうをやすんだ。
kaze da to iu koto ni shite gakkou o yasunda.
I pretended to have a cold and took a break from school.
Example #5

かのじょは、だいがくをそつぎょうしたことになっているけれど、じっさいはちゅうたいしたらしい。
kanojo wa, daigaku o sotsugyou shita koto ni natteiru keredo, jissai wa chuutai shita rashii.
She is supposed to have graduated from college, but she seems to have dropped out.
Example #6

ともだちがかいたレポートを、じぶんがかいたことにしてていしゅつした。
tomodachi ga kaita repooto o, jibun ga kaita koto ni shite teishutsu shita.
I submitted a report written by a friend as if I had written it.
Example #7

せいしきにはしゃちょうはいんたいしたことになっているが, じっさいはかいにんされたのだ。
seishiki ni wa shachou wa intai shita koto ni natte iruga, jissai wa kainin sareta noda.
Officially the president retired, but actually he was dismissed.

Vocabulary List

KanjiKanaEnglish
話はなしstory
聞かないきかないto not listen;hear
友達ともだちfriend
書くかくto write
自分じぶんoneself
提出ていしつto submit
彼女かのじょgirlfriend; her; she
大学だいがくuniversity
卒業そつぎょうto graduate
実際じっさいactually
中退ちゅうたいto leave school mid term

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