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N4 — outside your level filter

のに

のにno niN4neutral

savor + for -ing

ajiwau no ni

for -ing; (used/needed) to do — the purpose something is measured against

meaning: for savoring

Same meaningRelated

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜のに
  • 味あじわうのに

魚さかなを味あじわうのに、このナイフは便利べんりだ。

sakana o ajiwau no ni, kono naifu wa benri da.

This knife is handy for savoring fish. neutral

この道具どうぐ、瓶びんのふたを味あじわうのに便利べんりなんだよね。

kono dougu, bin no futa o ajiwau no ni benri nan da yo ne.

This tool's handy for savoring bottle lids, you know. casual

Same meaning3

in order to; so as to

All examples4

for -ing / to do — measured against a word like 便利べんり or 必要ひつよう

  1. 魚さかなを切きるのに、このナイフは便利べんりだ。

    sakana o kiru no ni, kono naifu wa benri da.

    This knife is handy for cutting fish. neutral

  2. この道具どうぐ、瓶びんのふたを開あけるのに便利べんりなんだよね。

    kono dougu, bin no futa o akeru no ni benri nan da yo ne.

    This tool's handy for opening bottle lids, you know. casual

  3. この報告書ほうこくしょを書かくのに、三日みっかもかかった。

    kono houkokusho o kaku no ni, mikka mo kakatta.

    It took me three whole days to write this report. neutral

  4. 初心者しょしんしゃがこのソフトを使つかいこなすのに、かなりの練習れんしゅうが必要ひつようです。

    shoshinsha ga kono sofuto o tsukaikonasu no ni, kanari no renshuu ga hitsuyou desu.

    It takes quite a bit of practice for a beginner to master this software. formal

How it's formed1

Notes

This のに never ends a sentence alone; a word like 便利べんり or 必要ひつよう always follows (魚さかなを切きるのに便利べんりだ). のに with nothing after it is the other, unrelated のに.