Discourse Connectors

概要

この章では「Discourse Connectors」に関わる日本語の文型をまとめて練習します。ルールを個別に覚えるだけでなく、実際の文の中でどう働くかまでつかめるようにするための章です。

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テーマ

この章のJapanese Grammar Intermediate (11)

1. つまり つまり An adverb used to summarise or rephrase what has been previously stated. It functions like 'in other words,' 'that is to say,' or 'in sho...
2. ただ ただ An adverb that emphasises the idea of 'only,' 'merely,' or 'just.' It highlights that something is limited in scope, quantity, or signifi...
3. ただの ただの A pre-noun modifier meaning 'mere,' 'just a,' or 'ordinary,' used to downplay the significance or specialness of what follows. It implies...
4. すぐ すぐ An adverb expressing minimal temporal or physical distance, meaning 'immediately,' 'right away,' or 'right nearby.' It indicates that som...
5. ところ ところ A dependent noun used to express temporal phases of an action — 'about to do,' 'in the middle of doing,' or 'just did' — depending on the...
6. ところが ところが A conjunction used to present what actually happened or what is actually the case, in contrast to what was expected. It is similar to 'ho...
7. どころか どころか A conjunction indicating that someone or something is very far from an expected state or action. It means 'far from,' 'let alone,' or 'no...
8. それが それが An interjection that signals the speaker is about to provide an unexpected answer or piece of information that contradicts what the liste...
9. それは それは An interjection used when the speaker emphatically provides an expected or natural response to a situation. It conveys 'of course,' 'natu...
10. それでも それでも A conjunction meaning 'even so,' 'nevertheless,' or 'despite that.' It is used to express that the following statement holds true in spit...
11. 何しろ なにしろ An adverb indicating the speaker's emotive feeling about an extreme state or situation. It means 'after all,' 'at any rate,' or 'the fact...