〜ことはない means "there''s no need to" or "you don''t have to." Often used to reassure or calm someone down.
Reassurance - Telling someone they don''t need to worry/do something
Unnecessary action - The action isn''t required
There''s no need to worry so much.
Different from なくてもいい which is more about permission.
Dictionary form + ことはない
- 急ぐことはない (no need to hurry)
Different from ことがない (never done something)
- ことはない = no need to
- ことがない = have never done
There's no need to apologize. You did nothing wrong.
You didn't have to come all this way.
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