中途半端な文法パート７

１．　こととて： .On account of the fact that ...
例文：　初めてのこととて、どのように対処していいのか分からなかったのだ。　
Notes: Used to give reasons, apologies or to see forgiveness. Formal, slightly old. Often seen in patterns using　慣れぬこととて,　高齢のこととて.

２．　とあって： Being ...
例文：　アフリカへ行くのは初めてとあって、会員達は興奮気味であった。　
Notes: Special situation/appearance is described before pattern; resultant situation is described after. Often used to describe speaker's observations. Seen in newscasts often.

３．　ゆえ（に）・ゆえ（の）： Therefore...; on account of ...
例文：　我思う、ゆえに我あり。　
Notes: Formal, literary term. Expresses a reason or cause. However, it cannot represent cause of specific event, action. に which follows is optional in many cases, as is が・の that precedes ゆえ.

４．　ばこそ： Precisely because ...
例文：　『愛』があればこそ生きる喜びがある。　
Notes: Emphasizes there is no other reason for something. Rarely used with negative evaluations. Conditions often precede pattern. Slightly old-fashioned.

５．　ではあるまいし： It's not like you're ...
例文：　犬じゃあるまいし、落とした食べ物を食べるな（3秒ルールだけど．．．）　
Notes: Used to describe mistaken identity, criticism usually follows. Somewhat old-fashioned, but also conversational. Not used in formal writing.