Vocab Info

N1 Adverb

いっそrather, sooner, preferably

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Adverb

      1. 1.

        rather, sooner, preferably, might as well, just

      2. 2.

        on the contrary, if anything

    All Forms

    いっそ

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    Examples

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    • 苦(くる)しむよりは、いっそ死(し)んだ方(ほう)が良(よ)い。

      I'd sooner die than suffer.

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    • 下手(へた)くそな絵(え)ならいっそ飾(かざ)らない方(ほう)がマシだ。

      If a painting is terrible, it's better off not being displayed at all.

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    • 最近(さいきん)は上下(じょうげ)関係(かんけい)が厳(きび)しすぎる部活(ぶかつ)の方(ほう)がいっそ異様(いよう)です。

      These days, clubs with overly strict hierarchies seem rather bizarre.

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    • 電話(でんわ)もいいですが、いっそ直接(ちょくせつ)会(あ)った方(ほう)が謝罪(しゃざい)の気持(きも)ちが伝(つた)わるでしょう。

      A phone call is fine, but it'd be preferable to apologize in person.

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    • 「親(おや)に頼(たの)むくらいならいっそ諦(あきら)めた方(ほう)が良(よ)い」とばかりに彼(かれ)は大学(だいがく)進学(しんがく)を蹴(け)った。

      They turned down going to university as if to say, 'I'd sooner give up than ask my parents for help.'

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