Phrase (Advanced ㊤ 235)
A phrase that expresses the speaker’s/ writer’s emotion or subjective judgment.
Equivalent: It is ~ that; I am ~ that; we are ~ that; to my/our ~; ~ly
| (i) Adjectiveいinformal | ことに | |
| {悲しい/悲しかった}ことに | It is/was sad that; sadly | |
| (ii) Adjective な stem | {な/だった}ことに | |
| 幸い{な/だった}ことに | It is/was fortunate that; fortunately | |
| (iii) Vinformal | ことに | |
| 腹の{立つ/立った}ことに | I am/was mad that |
