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以上は・上は: Another "since"

advanced #110
~ 5 Minutes

Introduction

In this lesson, we will be building on the recently learned ~からには and giving you a new way to say "since/seeing as how X". Uh, two new ways, actually.


以上いじょうは・うえは: A fancier "since"

構成こうせい

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    Casual form verb以上いじょうは・うえ

  • b

    Noun/な-adjectiveである以上いじょうは・うえ

  • b

    Casual form い-adjective以上いじょうは・うえ

    Example:
    → ピザ職人しょくにんである以上いじょう、どんなピザとも真剣しんけん姿勢しせいつねっています。
    "As long as I'm a pizza chef, I must always be prepared to engage seriously with any pizza.”

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Homework (Grammar SRS)

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