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〜koto ga aru

〜こと　が　ある〜koto ga aru
to have done (before)
From Lesson 318:To have done (before) - た こと が ある·Japanese
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Usages of 〜koto ga aru

日に本ほん語ご　で　手て紙がみ　を　書かいたこと　が　ある。nihongo de tegami o kaitakoto ga aru.
I have written a letter in Japanese before.
山やま　を　登のぼったこと　が　ある。yama o nobottakoto ga aru.
I have climbed a mountain before.
川かわ　で　泳およいだこと　が　ある。kawa de oyoidakoto ga aru.
I have swum in a river before.
花はな火び　を　見みたこと　が　ある。hanabi o mitakoto ga aru.
I have seen fireworks before.
飛ひ行こう機き　で　旅りょ行こうしたこと　が　ない。hikouki de ryokoushitakoto ga nai.
I haven't (ever) traveled by an airplane.
牛ぎゅう乳にゅう　を　飲のんだこと　が　ありません　か。gyuunyuu o nondakoto ga arimasen ka.
Have you never drunk (cow's) milk?
こんな　料りょう理り　を　食たべたこと　が　あります　か。konna ryouri o tabetakoto ga arimasu ka.
Have you ever eaten this kind of dish?
そんな　話はなし　を　聞きいたこと　が　ない。sonna hanashi o kiitakoto ga nai.
I've never heard such a story.
私わたし　は　一いちど度　も　地じ震しん　を　経けい験けんしたこと　が　ない。watashi wa ichido mo jishin o keikenshitakoto ga nai.
I have never experienced an earthquake. (not even once)
彼かれ　は　戦せん争そう　を　経けい験けんしたこと　が　ある。kare wa sensou o keikenshitakoto ga aru.
He has experienced war.
私わたし　は　一いち度ど　だけ　その　映えい画が　を　見みたこと　が　あります。watashi wa ichido dake sono eiga o mitakoto ga arimasu.
I have watched that movie only once.
生なま　卵たまご　を　食たべたこと　が　あります　か？nama tamago o tabetakoto ga arimasu ka?
Have you ever eaten a raw egg?
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nihongo de tegami o kaitakoto ga aru.kawa de oyoidakoto ga aru.yama o nobottakoto ga aru.hanabi o mitakoto ga aru.hikouki de ryokoushitakoto ga nai.gyuunyuu o nondakoto ga arimasen ka.
Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasitaHepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita