Japatan
접속
- N + こそ
- 普通形 + から + こそ
해설
こそ follows a noun and stresses that it is this one thing and nothing else. It often shows strong feeling or determination, as in 今年こそ (this year for sure). The reply こちらこそ (the same goes for me) is also this use. With から, からこそ emphasizes a reason: it is exactly because of this that something happens.
예문
今年こそ、N3に合格したいです。
This year, I really want to pass the N3.
「お世話になりました。」「いいえ、こちらこそお世話になりました。」
"Thank you for everything." "Oh no, I'm the one who should thank you."
毎日の練習こそが、上手になるためにいちばん大切なことです。
Daily practice is exactly what matters most for getting better.
仕事が大変な時だからこそ、チームで助け合うことが必要です。
It is precisely when work is hard that the team needs to help each other.
주의
こそ is usually used to stress something good or important. からこそ is stronger than ので and carries the speaker's feeling.
관련 문법
미니 퀴즈
1先月は遅刻してしまったので、今度（ ）遅れないようにします。
정답과 해설
정답: 1 こそ
I was late last month, so this time for sure I will not be late. 今度こそ shows strong determination. さえ, ほど and くらい do not make sense here.
2A「手伝ってくれて、ありがとう。」
B「いえいえ、（ ）ありがとう。」
정답과 해설
정답: 3 こちらこそ
Thanks for helping me. / No, thank YOU. こちらこそ is the set reply meaning the same goes for me. The other forms are not used as a reply.
3家族が応援してくれた（ ）、最後まで頑張れました。
정답과 해설
정답: 4 からこそ
It is precisely because my family supported me that I could keep going to the end. からこそ stresses the reason. The other forms do not exist.
