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N1 Lesson 7: 17/17

わ〜わで
and...so, and...because, since

Structure
(A) (1)+ わ + (B) (1) + わ（で）

(1) Verb［る］、［い］Adjective、［な］Adjective + だ、Noun + だ
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使用域 硬い
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  • (A) わ (B) わ（で） (C) is a pattern used to emphasize irritation/frustration of the speaker due to negative/unpleasant factors (A) and (B). Rarely, it might be also used in positive contexts.
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A「顔色（かおいろ）が悪（わる）いね。」
B「そうなんだよね。昨日（きのう）の夜（よる）、ルームメイトがうるさいわ、蚊（か）にたくさんさされるわでちっとも眠（ねむ）れなかった。」
A: "Oh, you look pale!"
B: "Yeah, I know. I couldn't sleep at all last night because of my noisy roommate and all the mosquito bites."
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    • 「今朝（けさ）の通勤時（つうきんじ）は、急（きゅう）に雨（あめ）が降（ふ）ってくるわ傘（かさ）は壊（こわ）れるわで大変（たいへん）だった。」
    "I had a hard time getting to work this morning because it suddenly started raining and my umbrella broke."
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    • 「今日（きょう）はタンスに小指（こゆび）をぶつけるわ、道（みち）でつまずくわで、ついてなかった。」
    "I was not lucky today because I hit my little finger on the dresser and tripped on the street."
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