Why is のに being used here?


彼女が大変興奮していたのに気づかなかったのか。 And what if I say 彼女が大変興奮して気づかなかったのか。?




That basically means 'Did (someone) not notice that she was very excited?' The
のに here isn't the 'although' のに - it's basic nomalizer の + particle に. I'm not
too sure of my guess on the second one, but I think if you said
彼女が大変興奮して気づかなかったのか。it would be 'Was she so excited she didn't notice
(something)?'




That basically means 'Did (someone) not notice that she was very excited?' The
のに here isn't the 'although' のに - it's basic nomalizer の + particle に. I'm not
too sure of my guess on the second one, but I think if you said
彼女が大変興奮して気づかなかったのか。it would be 'Was she so excited she didn't notice
(something)?'

