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GRAMMAR DETAIL

〜をも辞さない

N1

willing to go so far as

Indicates a readiness to use even a burdensome or confrontational measure in order to achieve an important goal.

Examples

3

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: Attach をも辞さない to a burdensome measure to express readiness to go that far for a purpose. 辞さない is read じさない.
  • Basic usage: 必要なら、計画の変更をも辞さない。 means being willing to go as far as changing the plan if necessary.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Conditional resolve versus reporting completion
    • 必要なら、変更をも辞さない states resolve about a measure to take if the need arises. It differs in timing and stance from reporting an already completed change with 計画を変更した.

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