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A (often a reason/cause) is very strongly emphasized.
This can be used to strongly mark a reason or cause and suggest that other reasons/causes are not as important/valid as this one.
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だ か ら こ そ 、 車 で 行 く な と 言 っ た ん で す よ 。 
That's why I told you not to go by car.
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彼 は 部 長 に 成 っ た か ら こ そ 、 も っ と 丁 寧 に 話 さ な け れ ば 行 け な い 。 
Especially since becoming section head, he's had to speak more politely.
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今 度 こ そ 、 成 功 し て 見 せ る ぞ ！ 
I'll show you this time for sure that I'll succeed!
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此 れ だ か ら こ そ 、 私 は 彼 の こと が 心 配 だ っ た 乃 で す 。 
It's because of this that I was worried about him.
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マ ザ ー テレサ は 奉 仕 こ そ 大 切 に 為 な さ い と 言 っ て 居 た 。 
Mother Teresa said that it is service that we should put value into.
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彼 こ そ 其 の 地 位 に 相応 し い 人 だ 。 
He is the right man for the post.
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今年 こ そ は 如何 為 て も 弁 護 士 の 試 験 に 合 格 し た い 。 
I want to pass the bar exam this year for sure, no matter what the cost.
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ANoun
 
AVerb: Casual から
 
Aい-adjective から
 
Aな-adjective だから
 
 
こそ
Basic Examples:
先生こそ (a teacher in particular)

優しいからこそ (precisely because it's easy)

大変だからこそ (precisely because it's tough)

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Grammar usage notes

こそ is used to stress sth. It does not come with negatives.
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nyaachan
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kouki
Level: 1
I've known that N + からこそ also have another meaning.
N + からこそ: because of N, the opposite thing happened.

自分の能力に信じすぎからこそ、失敗したのです。

I failed because of just believing in my own ability.
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 300
Actually, you're missing a small bit of that sentence's meaning.

すぎ - too much

So it's actually more like: I failed (precisely) because I believe too much in my own ability.

In this case, the こそ words as described above - it's adding emphasis to the reason as to why you failed.

Hope this helps!

Also, 能力を信じる, not に信じる :)
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水影
Level: 2

This would go great with a non-past verb form example as well. Also, is から always needed after the verb and how come the noun sometimes uses it but sometimes doesn't ? Also can it be used with な and い adjectives ?

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1 year ago
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マイコー
Level: 300

From what I can tell, yes, the から comes with the verb, and no, adjectives cannot be used.

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