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Verb + だに
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About Verb + だに
だに will appear directly following verbs in their dictionary form.
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あんな地獄みたいな職場にまた明日も行かないとって考えるだに気が重くなる。Even just the thought of having to go back to that hellish workplace again tomorrow makes me feel depressed.
- 彼のことを思い出すだに、悲しくなります。Just remembering about him makes me sad.
- 部長からもらった仕事の量を見るだに、やる気が失せる。I lose all motivation by just looking at the amount of work my boss gave me.
As (A) presents a 'minimum', it will often be a word which expresses something that depicts the difference between reality and fantasy. For example, if (A) was 想像するだに 'even in my imagination'. The 'minimum' is the imagination, for which the opposite end of the spectrum would be 'in reality'.
Examples
記事:「人間にとってはダニを食べるのは考えるだにおぞましい。」
Article: 'For a human being, just thinking about eating ticks is repulsive.'
小説:「クトゥルフは見るだに正気を失ってしまうほどたいへん恐ろしい化物であるらしい。」
Novel: 'It is said that Cthulhu is a monster so awfully scary that one goes mad just by seeing it.'
記事:「その映画のワンシーンを思い出すだに、胸が痛くなります。」
Article: 'Just recalling that movie scene breaks my heart.'
小説:「ただ、その事故の話を聞くだに古傷が疼く。」
Novel: 'Just hearing a conversation about that accident makes my old wound throb with pain.'
記事:「太陽の中心の温度は想像するだに恐ろしい。」
Article: 'Just imagining the temperature at the center of the sun is terrifying.'
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Verb + だに – Grammar Discussion
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matt_in_mito
About 2 years ago
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For a couple of seconds after reading t...mrnoone
About 2 years ago
@matt_in_mito
We are trying to implement organic studying elements, things like that improve memorization
That’s why there are so many pop culture and anime references!
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