それなのに: meaning and usage

How to form it

• sentence+。それなのに、+sentence

How it is used

The result goes against what A would lead you to expect: 'and yet, even so', with the speaker's frustration, surprise or regret. Unlike 「それでも」, it cannot be followed by the speaker's own intention or a request.

Examples

1. 久しぶりに会えたのに、それなのにもう帰るの？

   Even though we're meeting for the first time in a long time, you're already going home?

2. 毎日練習した。それなのに、試合に負けてしまった。

   I practised every day, and yet I still lost the match.

3. 早く寝た。それなのに、朝起きられなかった。

   I went to bed early, and yet I couldn't get up in the morning.