ことがない

Frequency rank: 1,431.

expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjective (keiyoushi)

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happenedword usually written using kana aloneafter the past tense form of a verb
never happens; there is never a time whenword usually written using kana alone

Forms

ことがないFrequency rank: 1,431.
事がない【ことがない】Frequency rank: 7,700. – 7,713.
ことが無い【ことがない】Frequency rank: 7,328. – 7,339.
事が無い【ことがない】Frequency rank: 10,568. – 10,588.

Generated definitions (experimental)

something has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened

This phrase is used to express that an event or action has never taken place in the past or that someone has never done something.

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I have never experienced such a thing.

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She has never seen such a problem.

never happens; there is never a time when

This usage indicates the absence of an occurrence over time or implies that something is not expected to happen at any point.

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He never wakes up late at night.

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It never snows there.

Generated collocations (experimental)

has never occurredhas never happened even oncesuch a thing has not happenedin order to ensure that (something) does not happenhas never happened many timesa state of having never occurredthat has never been the casethere are no cases of (something)truly has never happenedthis is something that does not happen