JLPT N2 Grammar (koto naku)

Meaning

without doing something even once

Level: JLPT N2

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Verb (dictionary form)ことなく
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Learn Japanese grammar: (koto naku). Meaning: without doing something even once.

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Example #1

おとうさんは10ねんかんやすむことなくかいしゃにかよった。
otousan wa juu nenkan yasumu koto naku kaisha ni kayotta.
My father worked for 10 years without taking a break.
Example #2

かれらはしあいにかつために、いちにちもやすむことなくれんしゅうにはげんだ。
karera wa shiai ni katsu tame ni, ichinichi mo yasumu koto naku renshuu ni hagen da.
In order to win the match, they practiced continually without any days off.
Example #3

かれはきんちょうすることなく、さいごまでおちついてはっぴょうした。
kare wa kinchou suru koto naku, saigo made ochitsuite happyou shita.
Without getting nervous, he gave his speech calmly until the end.
Example #4

かれはなんどしっぱいしてもあきらめることなく、けんきゅうをつづけた。
kare wa nando shippai shite mo akirameru koto naku, kenkyuu o tsuzuketa.
No matter how many times he failed, he never gave up and continued his research.
Example #5

どうりょうはどうきにもそうだんすることなくかいしゃをやめてしまった。
douryou wa douki nimo soudan suru koto naku kaisha o yamete shimatta.
My coworker quit in the same year he entered the company without consulting anyone.
Example #6

おっとはまいとしわすれることなく、けっこんきねんびにはなをおくってくれる。
otto wa maitoshi wasureru koto naku, kekkon kinenbi ni hana o okutte kureru.
My husband gives me flowers every year without forgetting our wedding anniversary.
Example #7

こどもたちは、しょうらいのゆめについて、はずかしがることなくはっぴょうした。
kodomo tachi wa, shourai no yume ni tsuite, hazukashi garu koto naku happyou shita.
The children announced their future dreams without any sign of embarrassment.
Example #8

こんかいはひじょうにきけんなさぎょうになりましたが、ひとりもけがをすることなく、おえることができました。
konkai wa hijou ni kiken na sagyou ni nari mashita ga, hitori mo kega o suru koto naku, oeru koto ga dekimashita.
This time the work became quite dangerous, but we managed to finish it without anyone getting hurt.

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