N1 grammar · Lesson 5

「をおいて」「を除のぞいて」「はさておき」: none but, except

この大役たいやくを任まかせられるのは、彼女かのじょをおいてほかにいない。

「をおいて〜ない」: none but this; 「を除のぞいて」: a formal “except”; 「はさておき」: a topic set aside. Compare 「以外いがい」 「はともかく」 「はもとより」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「〜をおいて（ほかに）〜ない」: no one but …
  2. 02「〜を除のぞいて」: except (formal)
  3. 03「〜はさておき」: setting … aside
  4. 04Compared with similar expressions
  5. 05Dialogue and short text: choosing a new shop manager, a notice from the civic hall

Practice

  • What does this sentence mean?
  • Which sentence uses it correctly?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Rewrite as asked
  • Put the pieces in order
  • Read the passage and answer the questions

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