Advanced Connectors
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Woordenschat
- もっともhowever / although
- さりとてeven so / nevertheless
- いわんやlet alone / much less
- とはいえhaving said that
- それにしてもeven so / still
- したがってtherefore
- ゆえにtherefore (literary)
- にもかかわらずdespite / in spite of
- むしろrather / instead
- なおかつmoreover / and yet
Advanced Connectors in Japanese
At C1, mastering formal and literary connectors elevates your writing and formal speech beyond intermediate patterns.
もっとも adds a concession: "however" or "that said." It softens a previous strong statement.
彼は優秀だ。もっとも、経験はまだ浅い。
He is excellent. However, his experience is still limited.
さりとて is a literary connector meaning "even so" or "nevertheless." It is used in essays and formal writing.
問題は深刻だ。さりとて、諦めるわけにはいかない。
The problem is serious. Even so, we cannot give up.
いわんや means "let alone" or "much less." It emphasizes that if something is true in one case, it is even more so in another.
大人でも理解が難しい。いわんや子供をや。
Even adults find it hard to understand, let alone children.
These literary connectors appear frequently in editorials, academic papers, and formal speeches. While したがって and にもかかわらず are common in everyday formal writing, さりとて and いわんや signal true C1 mastery.
Uitdrukkingen
- もっとも例外もあるHowever, there are exceptions
- さりとて放置できないEven so, we cannot ignore it
- いわんや初心者をやLet alone beginners
- 努力の結果、ゆえに成功したAs a result of effort, therefore succeeded
- にもかかわらず失敗したFailed despite everything
- むしろ逆の効果が出たRather, the opposite effect appeared
Veelgemaakte fouten
もっともが例外もあるもっとも、例外もあるもっとも is an adverb/connector; it does not take が
さりとてもさりとてさりとて is the correct form; do not add も
いわんや子供はいわんや子供をやThe classical pattern requires をや at the end
ゆえで成功したゆえに成功したゆえ takes に, not で, as the connecting particle
関わらず失敗したにもかかわらず失敗したUse the full form にもかかわらず; do not drop にも
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