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N1 Lesson 5: 5/17

かれ〜かれ
or, either or

Structure
[い]Adjective[+ かれ + [い]Adjective[(Antonym) + かれ

かれかれ - sooner or later
かれ少なかれ - more or less
to a greater or lesser extent
かれ悪しかれ - good or bad
for better or worse
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  • [The AかれBかれ construction is used only with a small group of い-adjectives in set expressions meaning "whether ____ or _____"]
  • [⚠️Remember that あしい, an older version of the adjective for “bad,” is used instead of 悪い⚠️]
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こんなタバコを吸(す)い続(つづ)けては遅(おそ)かれ早(はや)かれ病気(びょうき)になるだろう。」
"If you keep on smoking like this, sooner or later you will get sick."
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この発見(はっけん)は良(よ)かれ悪(あ)しかれ大(おお)きな変化(へんか)をもたらすだろう。
For better or worse, this discovery will bring great change.
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好奇心(こうきしん)は多(おお)かれ少(すく)なかれ誰(だれ)もが持(も)っているものだろう。
Curiosity is something that everybody has, to a greater or lesser extent.
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