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N4

たことがあります - have done ~ before

〜たことがあります

Meaning

States that the speaker has experienced doing something at least once.

Explanation

Attached to a verb's た-form, ことがあります describes a past experience - "I have done X before" - separate from simply saying something happened, since it emphasizes the experience itself rather than when it happened.

Formation

Verb (た-form) + ことがあります

Examples

  • 日本へ行ったことがあります。

    にほんへいったことがあります。

    I have been to Japan before.

  • 納豆を食べたことがありません。

    なっとうをたべたことがありません。

    I have never eaten natto.

Grammar explanations and example sentences written for NihongoTech.