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Aもさることながら B
Do I use it for something bad or good or both
Is it like ばかりでなく?
この日本人は英語もさることながらフランス語も話せる
Do I use it for something bad or good or both
Is it like ばかりでなく?
この日本人は英語もさることながらフランス語も話せる
- Russian
- Japanese Near fluent
I would say no. No, this compound used when "A" is important, but there is something significant to mention, in this case "B". it is equivalent to "Aもそうであるが," Which literally means "Although "A" is so, ..."
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さることながら は「AはもちろんだがBも」「それは当然だがそれ以外にも」という意味です
だから例文は少し違います
このアメリカ人は英語もさることながらフランス語も話せる なら合っている文です
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- Russian
- Japanese Near fluent
この図書館は蔵書の多さもさることながらサービスが実にすばらしい。
This library's large collection of books is one thing (literally: is so, too), but the services they provide are really something else (literally: really wonderful).
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