3.II.2 經驗: Vたことがあります [there are times when … does/nt v]

会社まで近いので、ときどき自転車で行くことがあります。

Because it is close to my company, I sometimes go by bicycle.

因爲公司離得很近，所以有時候我會騎自行車去。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
会社まで	kaisha-made	modifiers	to the company
近いので	chikai-node	modifiers	because it is close
ときどき	tokidoki	modifiers	sometimes
自転車で	jitensha-de	modifiers	by bicycle
行くことがあります	iku-koto-ga-ari-masu	predicate	go sometimes

Sometimes I leave without locking the door.

我有時候會不鎖門就出門。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたし	watashi	subject	I
は	wa	particles	topic marker
たまに	tamani	modifiers	occasionally
かぎを	kagi-wo	modifiers	key
かけないで	kake-nai-de	verb conjugations	without locking
出かけることが	dekakeru-koto-ga	modifiers	going out
あります	ari-masu	predicate	there is

I have the experience of climbing high mountains in spring, summer, and autumn

我有在春天、夏天和秋天時爬高山的經驗，

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
わたしは	watashi wa	subject	I (topic marker)
春、夏、秋には	haru, natsu, aki ni wa	modifiers	in spring, summer, and autumn
高い山に	takai yama ni	modifiers	to high mountains
ものぼることがありますが	monoboru koto ga arimasu ga	predicate	have the experience of climbing, but

but I do not go mountain climbing in the winter.

但冬天不會去爬山。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
冬に	fuyu ni	modifiers	in winter
山のぼりを	yama nobori o	modifiers	mountain climbing (direct object marker)
することは	suru koto wa	subject	doing (topic marker)
ありません	arimasen	predicate	is not (polite)

Recently, I have been busy and sometimes I can’t have lunch.

最近很忙，有時候沒時間吃午飯。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
最近	saikin	modifiers	recently
いそがしくて	isogashiku-te	modifiers	busy and
昼ごはんを	hiru-gohan-wo	modifiers	lunch
食べられない	tabe-rare-nai	predicate	cannot eat
ことも	koto-mo	modifiers	also
あります	ari-masu	predicate	there is

Lately, my son sometimes doesn’t respond when I call him.

最近兒子有時候我叫他他也不回答。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
このごろ	konogoro	modifiers	these days
息子	musuko	subject	son
は	wa	particles	topic marker
わたし	watashi	subject	I
呼んでも	yon-de-mo	verb conjugations	even if I call
返事を	henji-wo	modifiers	response
しないことが	shi-nai-koto-ga	modifiers	not responding
あります	ari-masu	predicate	there is