JLPT N3 Intermediate
こそ
Particle marking strong emphasis to mean precisely this, the very thing, or for this specific reason.
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1 Particle
Precisely" / "The very...
Singles out the preceding element as the definite subject or object to the exclusion of all others.
Example
今日 こそ 、 部屋 を 掃除 します 。
Today is the day I'm finally going to clean my room.
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2 Particle (in the pattern `〜からこそ`)
It is precisely because..." (with `から`)
Isolates a specific cause as the absolute or most critical reason for a result.
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3 Particle (in the pattern `〜てこそ`)
Only after..." (with `て`)
Signifies that the value or meaning of something is realized only upon the fulfillment of a specific condition.
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