Structure
幸い + (、(1))+ Phrase
幸いなことに(2) + Phrase
(1)に、にも
(2) 幸いだったことに
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About 幸い・幸いなことに
幸いなことに, or simply 幸い is a set phrase in Japanese for indicating that 'luckily (A)', or 'fortunately (A)'. This use directly reflects the meaning of the な-Adjective 幸い as 'blessedness', or 'luck'.
In most cases, 幸いなことに will appear at the beginning of sentences, before going on to explain exactly what was 'lucky'.
Fun-fact
幸いなことに 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).
- 嬉しいことに、小さい頃からずっと行きたかった大学に入れる事ができた。To my delight, I was able to get into the university I had always wanted to go to since I was a little.
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悲しいことに、おばあちゃんから貰ったネックレスを無くしてしまった。Sadly, I lost a necklace that my grandmother gave me.
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幸いなことに遊ぶ時間が結構ある。
Fortunately, I have quite a lot of time to enjoy myself.
幸いなことに、船上に医者がいた。
Luckily, there was a doctor on board the ship.
幸いなことに人を集めることができました。
Luckily, I was able to gather people.
彼は幸い、エアバッグのおかげで怪我をせずに済んだ。
Luckily for him, thanks to the airbag, he got away without injury.
幸いなことに元気な赤ちゃんが生まれました。
Fortunately, a healthy baby was born.
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