JLPT N1 Grammar: はおろか (wa oroka)

JLPT N1 Grammar: はおろか (wa oroka)

Meaning: let alone; not to mention; needless to say ~

How to use: Noun + はおろか

Explain:
It is natural to describe it.
Used in cases where the status is simpler, easier or impossible. A は お ろ か B: Even B cannot say anything about A (As will be higher than B). The B side is often negative.

Example sentences:

1. 彼は敬語はおろか、簡単な日本語さえできない。
kare wa keigo wa oro ka, kantan na nihongo sae dekinai.
He can’t even speak simple Japanese, let alone honorifics.

2. わたしは漢字はおろか、ひらがなも書けない。
watashi wa kanji wa oro ka, hiragana mo kakenai.
I can’t even write hiragana, let alone Kanji.

3. 病気にかかり、歩くことはおろか起き上がることすらできない。
byouki ni kakari, aruku koto wa oro ka okiagaru koto sura dekinai.
I’m sick so I can’t even get up, let alone walk.

4. 吉井さんはアレルギーがひどくて、卵はおろかパンも食べられないそうだ。
Yoshii-san wa arerugī ga hidokute, tamago wa oroka pan mo tabe rarenai sōda.
Mr. Yoshii is so allergic that he cannot eat bread, let alone egg dishes.

5. 幼稚園のころの友達の名前はおろか、顔さえ忘れてしまった。
youchien no koro no tomodachi no namae wa oro ka, kao sae wasurete shimatta.
I can’t even remember my kindergarten friends’ faces, let alone their names.