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ことがない is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ことがない
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. (something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened  (after the past tense form of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. never happens; there is never a time when  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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ことがない is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 130,000,000 results)
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Example sentences:
いままで
にっこう
日光
った
ことがない
I have never been to Nikko.
かれ
めったに
かぞく
家族
しょくじ
食事
したことがない
He has seldom had a meal with his family.
わたし
ついぞそれまで
かれ
そんな
こえ
ところ
ことがなかった
At that point I had never seen him produce such a voice.
事がない
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Reading : ことがない   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 149,000,000 results)
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事が無い
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Reading : ことがない   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 682,000,000 results)
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ことが無い
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Reading : ことがない   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 16,000 (about 42,100,000 results)
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ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ム   ブ   な not   
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