ことがない
Kotoganai
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: ことが無い、事が無い
事がない (Kotoganai) is a Japanese expression meaning “(something) has never occurred, to have never done (something), such a thing has not happened, never happens”.
Meanings
- expression, i-adjective(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happenedafter the past tense form of a verb
- expression, i-adjectivenever happens; there is never a time when
Examples
彼が嘘を言ったことがない。
He's never told a lie.
彼女に会ったことがなかった。
I had never seen her.
彼には前に会ったことがない。
I haven't met him before.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).