N1 grammar · Lesson 18

「ものともせず」「をよそに」「にもめげず」: despite

吹ふきつける強風きょうふうをものともせず、救助隊きゅうじょたいは山小屋やまごやへ向むかった。

「〜をものともせず」: braving hardship (praise); 「〜をよそに」: ignoring others’ worries; 「〜にもめげず」: not losing heart. Compare 「〜にもかかわらず」.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01「〜をものともせず」: making light of difficulties
  2. 02「〜をよそに」: as if it were someone else’s business
  3. 03「〜にもめげず」: not losing heart
  4. 04Compared with similar expressions
  5. 05Putting them together: dialogue and short text

Practice

  • Choose the meaning of each sentence
  • Which sentence uses it correctly?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to the given form
  • Put the pieces in order
  • Read the passage and answer the questions

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