~のこと (about, regarding)

grammar

39 sentences

The construction [noun]+のこと, 'about X / regarding X / the matter of X / things related to X.' Frames a noun (especially a person or abstract topic) as the subject-matter of the clause, softening the reference. Common with mental/emotional verbs: あなたのことが好き ('I like you'), 母のことが心配 ('worried about mother'), 彼のことが好きだ ('I like him,' literally 'I like the things-about-him'), 母のことを思う ('think of mother'), ~のことを心配する ('worry about X'). Required with 言う, 考える, 思う when the object is a person or abstract topic.

39 sentences

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Are you seriously telling me you love me?

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Do you like me?

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Do you remember the day we first met?

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She tried not to think about the young man, but it was no use.

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Pbbbbt! Serves you right for making fun of a lady!

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If the alternative is losing a friend forever, just put up with them.

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I can't stop thinking about you.

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Don't meddle in my affairs.

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Everyone I know speaks well of her.

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She knew him better than anyone else did.

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She'd grown thin from worrying about him.

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She couldn't help worrying about her son.

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It seems she likes talking about herself.

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When asked about her work, she said, "My work is complicated, so I can't summarize it in a single word."

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All she thinks about is making money.

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She kept going on about her new car at the party.

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She somehow got away without mentioning her plan.

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She shuddered as she thought about the accident.

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She didn't tell me about the accident.

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What do your friends call you?

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My friend called me a coward.

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Were you talking about my book?

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Rich countries don't think much about poor countries.

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The mother felt sad about her daughter not being in college.

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I'm worried about mother's health.

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She was worried about his health.

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She called him an idiot.

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She's very angry with him.

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She is extremely worried about her son's exams.

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She is proud of her children.