GRAMMAR DETAIL
ばこそ
Emphasizes that the preceding condition is the key reason that makes a positive result or deeper appreciation possible.
Examples
厳しい訓練を続ければこそ、本番で力を発揮できる。
It is precisely because you continue with rigorous training that you can perform at your best when it counts.
Words used
難しい課題であればこそ、仲間と協力する価値がある。
It is precisely because the task is difficult that working with others is worthwhile.
Words used
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: Attach
こそto the ba-form to emphasize that the preceding circumstance is precisely the key reason for the following result or assessment. - Basic usage:
難しい課題であればこそ、仲間と協力する価値がある。means that the task's difficulty is precisely what makes cooperating with others worthwhile.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A reason expressed through a conditional form
続ければこそforegrounds continuing as the reason rather than merely hypothesizing a case in which it happens. A noun takesであれば, as in課題であればこそ.