- particle, particle always used at sentence-end particle indicating a command
- used by women, often as ことね particle indicating mild enthusiasm
- particle indicating a gentle interrogative
- at sentence end as ことよ particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion
こと
particle indicating a command
Also a form of
Meanings
also 事
- noun, usually in kana thing; matter
- usually in kana incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
- usually in kana circumstances; situation; state of affairs
- usually in kana work; business; affair
- usually in kana after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
- suffix, usually in kana nominalizing suffix
- usually in kana pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
- noun, usually in kana, as AことB (A = alias, B = real name) alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
- usually in kana, as 〜ことはない necessity; need
- usually in kana, as 〜ことだ you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
In sentences
これ見たことある? Have you seen this? #2242013
雪、見たことある? Have you ever seen snow? #9937961
そんなこと忘れろ。 Forget about that. #11310766
話したいことが多い。 There are lots of things I want to talk about. #1557702
UFO見たことある? Have you ever seen a UFO? #3561944
お酒飲んだことある? Have you ever drunk alcohol before? #3562001