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[conj,prt]
《used for contrasting phrases》 ▶ and ▶ although ▶ but
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| 4. | A 2021-02-08 23:10:40 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | こそ can be a problem. Closing now. |
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| 3. | A* 2021-01-30 12:24:39 | |
| Comments: | but I'm not sure what that means. |
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| Diff: | @@ -10,0 +11 @@ +<s_inf>used for contrasting phrases</s_inf> @@ -13 +14 @@ -<gloss>but (used for contrasting phrases)</gloss> +<gloss>but</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2021-01-30 04:24:18 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | こそすれ 49602 こそあれ 75950 |
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| Comments: | Yes, it's very hard to have a concise definition. Reverso reports 28 sentence pairs but the meanings are a mess. I think Rick's proposed meaning is about as good as any. |
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| Diff: | @@ -4,3 +3,0 @@ -<k_ele> -<keb>こそすれ</keb> -</k_ele> @@ -12,0 +10 @@ +<xref type="see" seq="2747770">こそあれ</xref> |
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| 1. | A* 2021-01-16 21:46:03 Rick Papo <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | https://jlptsensei.com/learn-japanese-grammar/こそすれ-koso-sure-meaning/ |
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| Comments: | I really don't know how you guys want to give for the meaning for this, as it seems to be something where the precise translation very much depends on the context. But you probably want to connect it with the definition for こそあれ. |
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