～はおろか ～wa oroka
How to make”～はおろか ….” in Japanese.
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- ・ Meaning ～は もちろん let alone B; not to mention; of course A but also B
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- ・ JLPT Level: 1 日本語能力試験N1級レベル
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- ・ Category: grammar
You can use “～はおろか” when you want to say “of course A but also B…”.
The patterns is below:
Noun +はおろか
Examples of sentence (with audio)
彼は敬語はおろか、簡単な日本語さえできない。
I can’t use polite expressions, much less the simple Japanese.
私は英語を書くのはおろか読めもしない。
I can’t even read English, let alone write it.
その車は走る事はおろか、動くことさえできない。
That Car cannot even run, much less move.
Keep up with your studies!