かえって kaette
How to make”かえって.” in Japanese.
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- ・ Meaning: on the contrary
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- ・ JLPT Level: 2 日本語能力試験N2級レベル
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- ・ Category: grammar
文法
You can use かえって when you want to say “on the contrary..”.
The patterns is below:
sentence+かえって ＋sentence
例文：Examples of sentence (with audio)
あまりしっかりうなぎを握ると、かえって逃げられる。
Holding an eel too fast is the way to let her escape.
味をよくしようと料理に塩を入れたら、かえって料理が塩辛くなりました。
I put some salt on the dish so that it will have taste, however, it became really salty.
欠点があるからかえって彼が好きだ。
I like him all the better for her faults.
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