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JLPT N1 Grammar

ともなく / ともなしに

N1无意

N1 · 无意 · verb辞书形 + ともなく / ともなしに

without intending to; absentmindedly

verb辞书形 + ともなく / ともなしに

Shows doing something without a clear purpose or awareness, leading to the following result.

Often used with unconscious actions such as listening, looking, thinking, and walking.

電車の窓の外を見るともなしに見ていたら、昔住んでいた町を思い出した。

As I was absentmindedly looking out the train window, I remembered the town where I used to live.

Do not use it for actions with a clear purpose; it emphasizes lack of intention or absentmindedness.

You are not trying to look, but your eyes naturally do.

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