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Lesson 34
Saying what you’ve experienced
読んだことあります
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Key Phrase
VERB(Ta-form) + koto ga arimasu = I have [VERB]ed.
To speak about past experiences, use the Ta-form (past) of a verb + "koto ga arimasu". It literally means "I have the fact of having done [verb]."
F
Friend
この漫画を知っていますか。
Kono manga o shitte imasu ka.
Do you know this manga?
T
Tam
はい、読んだことがあります。
Hai, yonda koto ga arimasu.
Yes, I have read it.