〜に反して: Japanese grammar explained
~ni hanshite — Contrary to an expectation ("contrary to").
Structure
Noun + に反して
Examples
予想に反して、試合に負けた。
よそうにはんして、しあいにまけた。
Contrary to expectations, we lost the match.
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