Grammar Info
N1 Lesson 6: 8/17

(Verb) + だに
just, even just, even merely

Structure
Verb + だに
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使用域 硬い
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  • [AだにB expression is used for emphasis, meaning that even just A (thinking, imagining, seeing) already produces the effect of B]
  • [Generally not used in modern Japanese, with the rare exception of use in formal writing, novels, manga, and anime]
  • [A is limited to a few phrases: 考える、想像する(more frequent), 思う、思い出す、見る、聞く (less frequent)]
  • [In B, expressions like 恐ろしい and おぞましい are common]
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《記事(きじ)》「人間(にんげん)にとってはダニを食(た)べるのは考(かんが)えるだにおぞましい。」
Article: “For a human being, just thinking about eating ticks is repulsive.”
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《小説(しょうせつ)》「クトゥルフは見(み)るだに正気(しょうき)を失(うしな)ってしまうほどたいへん恐(おそ)ろしい化物(ばけもの)であるらしい。」
Novel: “It is said that Cthulhu is a monster so awfully scary that one goes mad just by seeing it.”
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《記事(きじ)》「その映画(えいが)のワンシーンを思(おも)い出(だ)すだに胸(むね)が痛(いた)くなります。」
Article: “Just recalling that movie scene breaks my heart.”
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