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N2 Lesson 8: 19/22

(さいわ)いなことにLuckily, Fortunately

Structure

(さいわ) + ((1))+ Phrase
(さいわ)ことに(2) + Phrase

(1)に、に
(2) (さいわ)だったことに

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About 幸い・幸いなことに

(さいわ)いなことに, or simply (さいわ) is a set phrase in Japanese for indicating that 'luckily (A)', or 'fortunately (A)'. This use directly reflects the meaning of the な-Adjective (さいわ)い as 'blessedness', or 'luck'.

In most cases, (さいわ)いなことに will appear at the beginning of sentences, before going on to explain exactly what was 'lucky'.

Fun-fact

(さいわ)いなことに is just an extension of ことに. A combination of こと 'thing' and the particle に, which literally means something similar to 'to that which is (A)'. ことに is generally used to highlight some sort of strong (positive or negative) feeling in regard to the situation of (B).

  • (うれ)しいことに(ちい)さい(ころ)からずっと()きたかった大学(だいがく)(はい)れる(こと)ができた。
    To my delight, I was able to get into the university I had always wanted to go to since I was a little.
  • (かな)しいことに、おばあちゃんから(もら)ったネックレスを()くしてしまった。
    Sadly, I lost a necklace that my grandmother gave me.

Examples

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    (さいわ)いなことに(あそ)時間(じかん)結構(けっこう)ある。

    Fortunately, I have quite a lot of time to enjoy myself.

    (さいわ)いなことに船上(せんじょう)医者(いしゃ)がいた。

    Luckily, there was a doctor on board the ship.

    (さいわ)いなことに(ひと)(あつ)めることができました。

    Luckily, I was able to gather people.

    (かれ)(さいわ)、エアバッグのおかげで怪我(けが)をせずに()んだ。

    Luckily for him, thanks to the airbag, he got away without injury.

    (さいわ)いなことに元気(げんき)(あか)ちゃんが()まれました。

    Fortunately, a healthy baby was born.

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