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N2 Leçon 10: 6/21

()(かく)Setting aside, Apart from

Structure

Noun + + ともかく(として)

Détails

  • Niveau de langue

    Standard

À propos de はともかく

はともかく is an expression which makes use of the adverbial-particle は, and the adverb ()(かく) meaning 'to set aside', or 'at any rate'. This structure will be used when the speaker wants to change the topic from (A) to (B), or mention (B) as being something additional on top of (A).

はともかく is primarily seen following nouns in their dictionary forms. In many cases, this will be when (A) is something that the speaker thinks is not worth considering, or not worth making an issue out of when (B) is more important.

Fun-fact

The adverb ()(かく) is thought to have come from the Buddhist expression 兎角亀毛(とかくきもう), meaning 'horns on rabbits, fur on turtles', referring to things that do not exist. Although this particular meaning is not widely accepted as being strongly related to the modern meaning of ()(かく), some relation can be drawn between it and English phrases such as '(A) is neither here nor there' in reference to something that is non-existent, or of little importance.

Synonymes



Exemples

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    冗談(じょうだん)()(かく)、そろそろビジネスの(はなし)だ。

    All jokes aside, let's get down to business.

    家屋(かおく)()(かく)としてもだ、せめてアルバムだけでも()って()げたい。

    Setting aside the house, I at least want to take the album and run.

    カタカナ()(かく)平仮名(ひらがな)()めないと(こま)ります。

    Apart from katakana, you will be in trouble if you can't read hiragana.

    楽器(がっき)()(かく)、せめて(うた)だけでも(うた)いましょうよ。

    Setting aside instruments, let's at least sing a song.

    関東(かんとう)()(かく)関西(かんさい)でだけでもいいから()れたい。

    Apart from Kanto, even if it is just Kansai that's fine, I just want to sell it.

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      はともかく – Discussion Grammaire

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      • mrnoone

        mrnoone

        Yo @matt_in_mito !
        It is completely natural!
        I have added it as an alternative answer.
        Cheers

      • qazrt

        qazrt

        I have the impression that 兎も角 (ともかく) is related to 兎に角 (とにかく). Is Japanese grammar making me go insane?

        If that’s the case, it could be interesting to add it to the grammar explanation to help with memorizing this adverb.

        PS so is this also linked to ならともかく?

      • casual

        casual

        The way I understand it, these are all different forms of the same thousand year old expression. とにもかくにも、とにかくに、ともかくも.
        And that 兎も角 is an ateji that somebody thought looks cool, that is, it’s unrelated to the Buddhist 兎角亀毛.

        But this is just something I read online.

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