How to say koto in Japanese

JLPTN3
ことkoto★・こんkon《事・縡old》

noun:

  • thing; matter
  • incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  • circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  • work; business; affair
  • after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

suffix noun:

noun / suffix noun:

  • alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as - esp. as ＡことＢ or ＡとはＢのことだ (Ａ alias, Ｂ formal)

Example Sentences

そんなsonnaことkotoはha起きないでしょうokinaideshou。
That sort of thing won't happen.
みんなminnaもmoそうsouなnaのnoかなkana、とto思うomouことkotoくらいkuraiしかshikaできないdekinai。
I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.
驚くodorokuことkotoでdeはhaないnaiねne。
It's not surprising.
こんなkonna馬鹿bakaなnaことkotoはha言っiたtaことkotoがga無いnai。
I've never said such a stupid thing.
時々tokidoki感情kanjouがga抑えosaeられrareないnaiことkotoがgaあるaru。
Sometimes I can't help showing emotions.

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