Meaning
A (verb -ru form, -i adjective, -na adjective)+ことはAが、B
例：食べる→食べることは食べるが、B
- it is not that much the fact that … is … but
- it is not that … but …
All JLPT 3 grammar : 〇〇事は〇〇が（〇〇ことは〇〇が, -koto wa -ga）, it is not that much the fact that … is … but, it is not that .. but .. [Noun]
Usually written using kana alone.
Express the fact that A is actually possible but that because of B it is better not to do it.
Example
| 日本語 | 意味 |
|---|---|
| レストランは、行けることは行けるが、今月お金があんまりないからやめとく。 | Concerning the restaurant, it is not that I cannot go but I do not have that much money this month so let me pass this time. |
| 料理は作れることは作れるが、最近時間がなくていつもデリバリーでご飯を買っている。 | It is not that I cannot cook but recently I do not have much time so I always eat meals that I ordered on delivery services. |
| スポーツはできることはできるが、見た方が好きかも。 | It is not that I cannot do sport but I prefer watching it. |
Vocabulary
| 日本語 | ローマ字 | 意味 |
|---|---|---|
| レストラン | resutoran | a restaurant |
| 行ける | ikeru | to be able to go |
| 今月 | kongetsu | this month |
| 料理 | ryouri | food |
| 作れる | tsukureru | to be able to prepare, to be able to create |
| 最近 | saikin | recently |
| 時間がない | jikan ga nai | to not have time (for something) |
| デリバリー | deribarii | delivery |
| ご飯 | gohan | meal, dish, rice |
| 買う | kau | to buy |
| スポーツ | supootsu | a sport, sports |
| 好き | suki | to like, to love |
| かも | kamo | diminution of “かもしれない” (maybe, perhaps) |
Kanji
| 漢字 | おんよみ | くんよみ | 意味 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 行 | コウ,ギョウ,アン | い.く,ゆ.く,-ゆ.き,-ゆき,-い.き,-いき,おこな.う,おこ.なう | going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank |
| 今 | コン,キン | いま | now |
| 月 | ゲツ,ガツ | つき | month, moon |
| 料 | リョウ | fee, materials | |
| 理 | リ | ことわり | logic, reason |
| 作 | サク,サ | つく.る,つく.り,-づく.り | make, build |
| 最 | サイ,シュ | もっと.も,つま | utmost, extreme |
| 近 | キン,コン | ちか.い | near, early |
| 時 | ジ | とき,-どき | time, hour |
| 間 | カン,ケン | あいだ,ま,あい | interval, space |
| 飯 | ハン | めし | meal, boiled rice |
| 買 | バイ | か.う | buy |
| 好 | コウ | この.む,す.く,よ.い,い.い | fond, pleasing |
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