のに

Japanese

Etymology

Combination of particle の (no, the genitive or possessive marker, also used to nominalize verbs and adjectives) + particle に (ni, locative and directional marker).

Particle

のに (rōmaji no ni)

  1. even though, although (in spite of the fact that)
    もう春 (はる)なのに
    mō haru na no ni
    even though it's already spring
    ああ、ちょうどよかったのに。
    Ā, chōdo yokatta no ni.
    Darn, and it was perfect too.
    かわいかったのになぁ…
    kawaikatta no ni nā…
    Aw, but it was so cute...
  2. if only
    早 (はや)くすればいいのに…
    hayaku sureba ii no ni…
    If only I had done it earlier…
  3. in order
    怒 (おこ)りを表 (ひょう)すのに用 (もち)いられる
    okori o hyōsu no ni mochīrareru
    used to display anger
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