Learn How To Use “-ta koto ga aru” To Tell About Things You Experienced

In today’s post, you will learn another another way of using, “koto”. But this time it’s slightly different. You will add “ga aru” after it. This is use for telling people about things you have experienced before. You may also use it to ask people if they have any experiences in certain situation. Let’s go find out how to use it.

これ　を　たべた　こと　が　ありますか？ - Have you eaten this before?

はい、たべた　こと　が　ありますよ - Yes, I’ve eaten this before.

Explanation

It is use with verbs ending in た forms. So make sure to know how to change a verb into a た form before adding こと　が　ある. It is easy to understand why the verb should be change into a た form. Because you are telling or asking someone of a certain situation that is of the past. Well, that makes sense for the Japanese but maybe not in English grammar.  More usage examples below.

あった　こと　が　ある - met before

のんだ　こと　が　ある - drank before

いった　こと　が　ある - went before

した　こと　が　ある - did it before

So you can see that its simply changing a verb into a た form and then adding こと　が　ある after it will allow you to ask or tell someone about certain experiences. It’s a common grammar being use everyday.

Enjoy learning Japanese!