JLPT N1 Grammar (o ii koto ni)

Meaning

to take advantage of ~

How to use

Verb (casual, non-past) + のをいいことに
Noun + (であるの)
な-adjective + なの
い-adjective + の
o ii koto ni をいいことに jlpt n1 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (o ii koto ni). Meaning: to take advantage of ~.

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Example #1

わたしはなつやすみであるのをいいことにかいがいをりょこうする。
watashi wa natsuyasumi dearu no o ii koto ni gaikoku o ryokou suru.
I took advantage of summer vacation to travel abroad.
Example #2

せんせいがいないのをいいことにあさのじゅぎょうをサボった。
sensei ga inai no o ii koto ni asa no jugyou o sabotta.
Taking advantage of the teacher's absence, I skipped morning class.
Example #3

わたしがしらないのをいいことにかれはわたしをだました。
watashi ga shiranai no o ii koto ni kare wa watashi o damashita.
He took advantage of my ignorance and deceived me.
Example #4

かれはおかねもちであるのをいいことに、まいにちちがうおんなのひととデートする。
kare wa o kanemochi dearu no o ii koto ni, mainichi chigau onna no hito to deeto suru.
He takes advantage of his wealth and dates different women every day.
Example #5

せんせいがやさしいのをいいことに、がくせいたちはじゅぎょうちゅうにふざけた。
sensei ga yasashii no o ii koto ni, gakusei tachi wa jugyouchuu ni fuzaketa.
Taking advantage of the teacher's gentleness, the students played during class.
Example #6

あいてのむちなのをいいことに、おかねをだまし、とるなんて、ひどいひとだ。
aite no muchi na no o ii koto ni, okane o damashi, toru nante, hidoi hito da.
Taking advantage of the other person's ignorance and defrauding them of their money, what a terrible person.
Example #7

だれにもうたがわれていないのをいいことにかのじょはかいしゃのきんをつかいつづけた。
dare nimo utagawarete inai no o ii koto ni kanojo wa kaisha no kin o tsukai tsudzuketa.
Taking advantage of being unsuspecting, she repeatedly used the company's money.

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