Now since A...
Shows a result/realization that came about from A happening for the first time.
1点
日本へ来てこそより日本を知る事ができる 。
I can know more about Japan now since I've come (here).
1点
Now since I re-read this book, I understand why it's interesting.
Getting the sentences
Construction
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Basic Examples:
行ってこそ (since going)
Where this grammar is found
Nihongo So-Matome N2 (日本語総まとめ）: 第２週 ４日目
Nihongo So-Matome N1 (日本語総まとめ): 第１週 １日目
JLPT N2 / Advanced: Mixed Particles
Nihongo So-Matome N1 (日本語総まとめ): 第１週 １日目
JLPT N2 / Advanced: Mixed Particles
User notes
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This expression can only be used with sentences in the present, not in the past tense. It's only by doing something that you learn something or become something for the first time - that's why the present tense is being used.
11 years ago
恵理子
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