ことがある (kotogaaru)

Has the experience of having done something at least once

Meaning & usage

ことがある attaches to a plain-form past verb to say someone has had the experience of doing something, as in having been to Australia twice. With a plain non-past verb it can also mean something happens sometimes. Note that 話したいことがある uses こと as a plain noun meaning a thing to talk about.

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