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Learn JLPT N1 Grammar: ばこそ (ba koso)

Learn JLPT N1 Grammar: ばこそ (ba koso)

Meaning: only because ~

How to use:
Verb (ば conditional) + こそ
Noun + であればこそ
な-adjective + であればこそ
い-adjective + ければ + こそ

Explain:
This is a somewhat old way of saying that there is no other way to emphasize reason with meaning
Often at the end of the sentence there appears the phrase のだ

Example sentences:

1. 社長は親切であればこそ十万円くれたのだ。
shachou wa shinsetsu de areba koso juuman’en kureta no da.
The president has given me 100.000 yen because he is good.

2. 子供のためを思えばこそ、費用は子ども自身に用意させたのです。
kodomo no tame o omoeba koso, hiyou wa kodomo jishin ni youi saseta no desu.
I made my children pay for their own expenses because I think it’s good for them.

3. 優勝できたのは、チーム全員の協力あればこそだ。
yuushou dekita nowa chiimu zen’in no kyouryoku areba koso da.
We could only win because of our teamwork.

4. 家族を愛すればこそ、自分が犠牲になることなどは恐れない。
kazoku o aisureba koso, jibun ga gisei ni naru koto nado wa osorenai.
Because I love my family, I’m not afraid to sacrifice myself.