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Not only A, but B as well; In addition to A, B
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Not only is the movie theatre cramped, but the screen is also small.
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Yesterday was really rainy; furthermore, the typhoon's winds were really strong.
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Yesterday was good weather, plus I got the day off from work.
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Not only is that movie theater close, but it also has a lot of screens.
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Besides being a surgeon, he was a famous writer.
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Construction
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Aい adjective
 
AVerb: て-form いる
 
AVerb: Casual
 
ANoun
 
ANoun ある
 
Aな-adjective
 
Aな-adjective ある
 
 
Bsecondary condition
Related Expressions
ばかりか
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Grammar usage notes

Also related: その上
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moiraine
Level: 86
Similar to english colloquial use of "on top of it" e.g."Not only is the movie theatre cramped, on top of that (previous condition), the screen is also small."

Hơn thế nữa/Không chỉ... mà còn
に』diễn tả một trạng thái, sự việc nào đó là không chỉ có tính chất/nội dung thế này, mà còn có tính chất/nội dung thế kia nữa. Tính chất/nội dung ở vế trước và vế sau của『に』phải có cùng chiều hướng sắc thái, hoặc cùng tích cực hoặc cùng tiêu cực. "Hơn thế nữa/Không chỉ... mà còn..."
『その』mang nghĩa “ngoài ra, thêm vào đó”, được sử dụng như một từ nối để bổ sung ý cho câu trước.
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zenios
Level: 63

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looh
Level: 19
I don't get why, but it won't save my English translation. :|
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 328
Type your translation into the comments, and I'll play around with it.
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17 years ago
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looh
Level: 19
Not only am I studying Level 4 JLPT, I'm also studying Level 3 JLPT.
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 328
Should be better now.
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17 years ago
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mireille
Level: 1
Update on the construction:

:V+うえに
いA+うえに
なA+な・である+うえに
N+の・である+うえに

(Unicom)
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 328
Thanks!
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16 years ago
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Lang_learner
Level: 1
What's the difference between うえに and ばかりか in this context?
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13 years ago
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|マルコ|
Level: 110

May I suggest maybe another explanation for the grammar point on this page?


"On top of A, B" or "In addition to A, B"


The current explaination on this page is "Not only A, but B as well" which kind of gives me te idea I could do a phrase with it like "Not only Sara lies, but Carl as well". Now this sentence probably cannot be made with に and maybe me interpreting the current explanation that way is a resoult of my poor english, I don't know, fact is that I think the two I suggested are easier to understand (for me, and hopefully for others as well :S)

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9 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 328
I can definitely understand how that would improve the clarity. Changing it now!
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9 years ago


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