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Exercise answer
“忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べる時間さえない。”
“忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べる時間こそない。”
My book is asking me which one is correct. Can't both be correct? One being rather .. regretful "I didnt even have time to eat.." and the other one rather upset/outraged "I couldn't even eat!" ?
24 feb 2015 09:20
Risposte · 5
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The first one is correct.
"さえ" is meaning of "even" in this case.
I think that speakers don't have time and is upset in this situation.
"こそ" is meaning of emphasizing a privious word.
e.g. 今年こそ試験に合格するぞ。
It is used ”こそ" compared with something. In this example, it is compared with last year or next year or something.
In your sentence, "お昼時間を食べる時間こそない", it isn't compared with anything, if that so, that doesn't make sense.
In addition, お昼時間を食べる時間こそ、私の一番好きな時間だ。
It is compared with "晩ごはんを食べる時間" or "朝食を食べる時間" or something.
I hope this helps.
24 febbraio 2015
3
さえmeans "even"=最低のものもeven the lowest one
忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べる時間さえない。I'm so busy that I don't have even time to eat lunch.
Correct
忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べる時間さえないが、今の仕事には満足している。I'm satisfied with my current work though I'm so busy that I don't have even time to eat lunch.
Correct
こそmeans "まさにそのthe very"
忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べる時間こそない。(Though) I'm so busy that I don't have the very time to eat lunch.
Incorrect
忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べる時間こそないが、今の仕事には満足している。I'm satisfied with my current work though I'm so busy that I don't have the very time to eat lunch.
Correct
24 febbraio 2015
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Competenze linguistiche
Cinese (mandarino), Inglese, Francese, Tedesco, Italiano, Giapponese, Polacco, Russo
Lingua di apprendimento
Cinese (mandarino), Italiano, Giapponese, Russo
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