JLPT N1 Grammar: ともなると (tomo naru to) Meaning: when How to use the: Verb-dictionary form + と(も)なると/と(も)なれば Noun + と(も)なると/と(も)なれば Example sentences: 1, 主婦ともなると独身時代のような自由な時間はなくなる shufu-tomo naru to dokushin jidai no yōna jiyūna jikan wanaku naru When you become a housewife, you don’t have the free time of a single life …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: なしに (nashi ni) Meaning: without How to use the: Noun + なしに(は)/なしでは Explain: The conditional “if not … then”, then な し に and な く し て は are interchangeable. You can also use “～ な し に” instead of “～ な し で” but can’t …
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JLPT N1 Grammar: が最後 (ga saigo) Meaning: once something occurs; something else happens How to use the: Verb-casual, past + が最後/ ら最後 Explain: The latter is a sentence indicating the speaker’s will or state that will inevitably occur. Example sentences: 1, ここで会ったが最後、謝ってもらうまでは逃がしはしない。 koko de attaga saigo, ayamatte morau made wa …
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