Rune Forge#21
N1Pattern 21
〜すら/〜ですら
Formula:
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Examples & key points
専門家ですら分からない問題です。
Senmonka de sura wakaranai mondai desu.
A problem even the experts cannot solve.
すら is the written さえ, naming the most extreme case
自分の名前すら書けませんでした。
Jibun no namae sura kakemasen deshita.
He could not even write his own name.
A negative nearly always follows, throwing the extreme into relief
さえ より硬く、論説に向きます。
Sae yori kataku, ronsetsu ni mukimasu.
Stiffer than さえ, and suited to commentary.
Speech takes さえ; writing can take すら
