Scope & Limits

Introduction

Setting boundaries, defining exceptions, and expressing universality require specific advanced patterns. These are the language of rules, regulations, and comprehensive statements.

Common in formal announcements, policies, and academic discussions.

Themes

All Japanese Grammar Advanced in This Chapter (12)

1. ～だけ (extent) だけ A particle meaning 'to the extent that someone can or wants to do something.' It expresses the idea of doing something as much as possibl...
2. ～だけあって だけあって A phrase meaning 'as one would expect' or 'for good reason.' It indicates that a positive result or quality is natural given the backgrou...
3. ～だけに だけに A phrase carrying the idea 'precisely because' or 'as one would expect.' It highlights that a result — whether positive or negative — is ...
4. ～だけのことはある だけのことはある A phrase expressing an evaluative comment that something lives up to its reputation or that the effort, cost, or background has been wort...
5. ～ならでは（の） ならでは A phrase meaning 'unique to,' 'only possible with,' or 'impossible if not for.' It highlights something as a distinctive quality or exper...
6. ～はおろか はおろか A phrase meaning 'let alone,' 'not to mention,' or 'far from.' It states that not only is a more expected thing true, but even a less exp...
7. ～はいいとしても はいいとしても A phrase conveying 'even if we accept X, Y is still a problem.' It concedes one point while drawing attention to a more significant conce...
8. ～は別として はべつとして A phrase meaning 'setting aside' or 'apart from.' It is used to exclude or bracket one item or issue so the speaker can focus on the main...
9. ～のみならず のみならず A formal expression meaning 'not only... but also.' It is used in writing and formal speech to indicate that something extends beyond one...
10. ～まして（や） ましてや An adverb meaning 'much less,' 'let alone,' or 'all the more so.' It expresses that because one statement is true, the subsequent stateme...
11. ～もさることながら もさることながら A phrase meaning 'not only... but even more so' or 'while X is certainly important, Y is even more noteworthy.' It acknowledges one eleme...
12. ～はあれ はあれ A phrase meaning 'even though there is' or 'regardless of.' It concedes the existence of a certain condition or quality while asserting t...