ほかならぬ
(Hokanara nu)
none other than / this very (special case).
Connection rules
- ＋Noun + ほかならぬ + noun.
- ＋Emphatic identification — 'none other than, and therefore special'.
- ＋Common in appeals: ほかならぬあなたの頼みだから ('since it's your request and no one else's').
Examples
1.
ほかならぬあなたの頼みだから、引き受けよう。
Hokanara nu anata no tanomi da kara, hikiukeyo u.
Since it's a request from none other than you, I'll take it on.
「none other than / this very (special case)」
2.
これはほかならぬ私自身の決断だ。
Kore wa hokanara nu watashi jishin no ketsudan da.
This is a decision from none other than myself.
「none other than / this very (special case)」
Practice
Since it is a request from none other than you, I cannot refuse.
___頼みとあれば、断るわけにはいかない。
Romaji also accepted