Grammar
〜なら ともかく
N2
対比
★★
Usage
動詞辞書形なら + ともなく
形容詞辞書形なら + ともなく
形容動詞なら + ともなく
名詞なら + ともなく
Description
この文型は、ある状況や条件であれば問題にならないが、別の状況では問題であることを表す表現です。 This sentence pattern expresses that a situation or condition wouldn’t be problematic in one context but would be in another.
Examples
小学生ならともかく、大学生がこの問題を解けないのは困る。It would be understandable if it were an elementary school student, but it’s a problem if a university student can’t solve this.
天気が良いならともかく、雨の日に外で遊ぶのは難しい。It would be okay if the weather were good, but it’s hard to play outside on a rainy day.
時間があるならともかく、急いでいるときにこんなに多くの書類を処理するのは無理だ。It would be fine if there were enough time, but it’s impossible to handle this many documents when in a hurry.
初心者ならともかく、経験者がこのミスをするのは問題だ。It would be understandable if it were a beginner, but it’s a problem if an experienced person makes this mistake.
短期間ならともかく、長期的にこのペースで働くのは無理だ。It would be okay if it were for a short period, but working at this pace long-term is impossible.
Relation
Onigiri Japanese Learning
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