Meaning & usage
行ったことがある expresses that someone has done something at least once in the past. It is often used to ask about life experiences, such as travel or foods tried, and to answer with yes or no. It follows the past ta-form of a verb, as in 見たことがある or 行ったことがある, with あります in polite speech. Frequency expressions like 2回 come before the verb phrase to show how many times the experience occurred.
Example sentences 5
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アフリカに行ったことがありますか。
Have you ever been to Africa?
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私はロンドンに2回行ったことがある。
I have been to London twice.
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あなたはロンドンへ行ったことがありますか。
Have you been to London?
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パンダを見たことがありますか。
Have you ever seen a panda?
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見たことがあります。
I've seen it.