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こそ

Meanings

  1. 1.
    prtit is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.)
  2. 2.
    prtalthough; while; it is the case that ... but
  3. 3.
    prtit is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
  4. 4.
    prtnot at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never

Example sentences

辛抱こそ大事なんだ。

It's patience that counts.

こだわりはお客に伝わってこそ意味をなす。

Care over the particulars only has meaning once it gets across to customers.

彼は年こそ若いが十分その仕事をやっていける。

Young as he is, he is equal to the task.

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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