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Grammar list

からこそ

(Kara koso)

precisely because / it is exactly because.

Connection rules

  • +V plain / i-adj + からこそ; na-adj / noun + だ + からこそ.
  • +Common variant of 〜ばこそ — より neutral register.
  • +Emphasizes that X is the essential reason, ruling out other potential causes.

Examples

1.
大切たいせつな友達ともだちだからこそ、厳きびしいことも言いう。

Taisetsu na tomodachi da kara koso, kibishii koto mo iu.

It's precisely because you're a dear friend that I say harsh things too.

「precisely because / it is exactly because」

2.
難むずかしいからこそ、挑戦ちょうせんする価値かちがある。

Muzukashii kara koso, chousen suru kachi ga aru.

Precisely because it's difficult, it's worth the challenge.

「precisely because / it is exactly because」

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