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N1 Lesson 6: 8/17

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

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Verb + だに
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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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