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Grammar detail: ことはない
ことはない - there is no need to, never happens
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plain form clause
+ ことはない
means there is no need to ~, ~ never happens
The plain form clause can be a verb (typically in the present tense):
Or an い adjective:
Or a な adjective with な:
This construction is similar to ことがない, and in many cases they are interchangeable. ことがない is usually used with a past tense verb (to mean 'has not happened' rather than 'never happens'), and although it is not wrong to use ことはない with a past tense verb, it is less common.
If the clause containing こと~ない is itself the subject of a larger sentence which would be marked with the subject marker が, it would be preferable to use は to avoid repetition of が:
The ことはない form is often used as part of two common set phrases, そんなことはない (that's not the case) and 大したことはない (that's not important):
Kanji used in this grammar
ジョウ ショウ うえ above うわ- above あげる to raise あがる to rise かみ first half, upper part のぼる to climb のぼせる to bring up, to raise のぼす to bring up
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