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N1 Lesson 5: 5/17

かれ〜かれ
or, either or

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

遅かれ早かれ - sooner or later
多かれ少なかれ - more or less
to a greater or lesser extent
良かれ悪しかれ - 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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「こんなにタバコを吸（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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