N1 grammar · Lesson 25

Review: easily confused N1 patterns side by side

この難むずかしい交渉こうしょうをまとめられるのは、彼女かのじょをおいてほかにいない。

Easily confused N1 patterns: 「が早はやいか・や否いなや・なり」 「をおいて・を除のぞいて」 「ゆえ・とあって」 「に足たる・に堪たえる」, plus a quick-reference table and drills.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「が早はやいか」, 「や否いなや」 and 「なり」: as soon as (lesson 3)
  2. 02「をおいて」 and 「を除のぞいて」: the only one, and exceptions (lesson 5)
  3. 03「ゆえ（に）」 and 「とあって」: written causes (lesson 8)
  4. 04「に足たる」 and 「に堪たえる」: worth it (lesson 12)
  5. 05Other easily confused pairs: quick reference
  6. 06Putting them together: dialogue and short text

Practice

  • Tell them apart: as soon as
  • Tell them apart: the only one, exceptions, setting aside
  • Tell them apart: written causes
  • Tell them apart: worth it or not
  • Quick reference: match each pattern to its meaning
  • Put the pieces in order

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