それなのに

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それなのに ("Even so; Despite that") comes at the start of a sentence and is used when we want to say that a given result is contrary to our expectations. Often, それなのに is used to express the speaker's disappointment/frustration.

それなのに is most often used in casual, spoken contexts. It may also be used in polite speech.

E.g. 目覚めざましを5つセットした。それなのに全部ぜんぶ止とめて寝ね続つづけてしまった。 "I set five alarms. Even so, I stopped them all and kept sleeping."

E.g. 明日あしたは祝日しゅくじつです。それなのに仕事しごとをしなければいけません。 "Tomorrow is a holiday. And yet, I have to work."

E.g. 新築しんちくを買かった。それなのに壁かべや床ゆかが傷きずだらけだった。 "We bought a newly built (house). And yet, the walls and floor will covered in scrapes."

The sentence following それなのに can't contain the speaker's will, or requests/demands.

Summary

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  それなのに means "Even so; Despite that"

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  それなのに comes at the start of a sentence and is used when we want to say that a given result is contrary to our expectations

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  それなのに is most often used in casual, spoken contexts