Saturday, September 25, 2010

中途半端な文法パート13

1.なしに・ことなしに: Without
例文: 彼は上司の断りなしに、仕事を休んだ。
Notes: AなしにB => Used when normally one does something a certain way, but this way continues without doing something usually considered necessary. Often expresses surprise, dissatisfaction of speaker.

2.までもなく・までもない: No need to ~
例文: 言うまでもなく、彼よりあなたの方が優秀ですよ。
Notes: Expresses that there is no need to go to such a degree to do something.

3.ないものでもない・ないでもない: 
It isn't that ~ can't
例文: 彼の話は確かに不思議だけど、信じられないもんでもない
Notes: Passive affirmation indicating possibility. Something happens in some cases and can't be completely ruled out.

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