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Is this incorrect usage of だからと言って？
It's true that Aだからといって usually expects a phrase like Bというわけではない, Bということにはならない, or Bとはいえない, and I believe the exam is testing whether you have this knowledge. If passing the exam is your priority, I ...
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Why 論文に鞭うたれた is in passive form?
鞭打つ is a rather simple transitive verb meaning "to whip (and drive) someone", and the sentence is a plain passive sentence using this verb. The sentence means "I was whipped by the ...
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Grammar of 寒い風の吹くに任せて
寒い風の吹くに任せて is a literary-sounding version of 寒い風の吹くのに任せて. In classical Japanese, nominalization was done by using the attributive form.
<動詞の辞書形> + がよい ― How is this allowed?
Plain Verb followed ...
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Understanding 同じ楓の樹でも同じ色を枝に着けているものは一つもなかった
I partially agree with naruto's answer. もの refers to a maple tree, and not its leaf. This is because if もの referred to a leaf, 枝に would not make sense (since branch is not a part of a leaf). However, ...
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Understanding 同じ楓の樹でも同じ色を枝に着けているものは一つもなかった
A: その若葉の色をよくよく眺めると、一々違っていた。
B: 同じ楓の樹でも同じ色を枝に着けているものは一つもなかった。
Looking at these sentences separately and straightforwardly, Sentence A means that each individual leaf has a different color. However, ...
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What is use of と here
“〜と” is very often used to link comparatives. One can see this as a distinct usage of “〜と” compared to the “with” function or the quotative function. “Xと同じ” [the same as X], “Xと比べて” [compared to X], “...
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