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それなのに: and yet; even so

N3 · 01 Connecting sentences

Expresses a contrast with surprise or complaint: the result is not what you would expect.

Sentence-opening connector, a bit emotional. Spoken form: なのに. The first sentence is the reason you expected something else. Compare それでも, which is about continuing despite difficulty.

Examples

毎日まいにち練習れんしゅうした。それなのに、試合しあいに負まけてしまった。

I practiced every day. And yet I lost the match.

彼かれにはちゃんと伝つたえた。それなのに、約束やくそくを忘わすれていたらしい。

I told him properly. Even so, it seems he forgot the promise.

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