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IntermediateJLPT N3 Grammar

それどころか

On the contrary; far from; as a matter of fact

Romaji: soredokoroka

Meaning & usage

On the contrary; far from that; as a matter of fact | A conjunction that is used to indicate that the level/degree of a fact or a situation expressed in the second sentence is far above or below the level/degree of a fact or a situation expressed in the first sentence.

Example sentences 9

  1. A: 風邪を引いたんだって？B:それどころか、肺炎になって、入院していたんだ。

    A: Did you have a cold? (literally: I heard that you had a cold, but is it true?) B: On the contrary, I had pneumonia and got hospitalized.

  2. A:和子かずこ、手伝ってくれる？B:それどころじゃないのよ、今宿題で忙しくて。

    A: Kazuko, can you help me? B: No way, I'm busy doing my homework, you know.

  3. A：映画を見に行こうか？B:それどころじゃないよ。今晩が徹夜しなければならないほど忙しいんだ。

    A: Shall we go see a movie? B; Are you kidding? (literally: Far from it) Tonight I'm so busy that I have to stay up all night.

  4. あの人は若くはありませんよ。それどころか、お孫さんが三人もいるんですよ。

    She is not young. On the contrary, she has as many as three grandchildren.

  5. お金は一銭もありません。それどころか、借金で苦しんでいるんです。

    I don't have a penny. As a matter of fact, I'm suffering from debts.

  6. クラークさんは刺身が食べられる。それどころか納豆まで食べられる。

    Clark can eat sashimi. As a matter of fact, he eats even nattou.

  7. ジムは日本語の会話が出来ない。それどころか、簡単な挨拶も日本語で出来ない。

    Jim cannot speak Japanese. In fact, he cannot even make simple greetings in Japanese.

  8. スミスさんは漢字が書けない。それどころか、平仮名も満足に書けない。

    Mr. Smith cannot write kanji. As a matter of fact, he cannot write even hiragana satisfactorily.

  9. Ａ：今晩パーティーに行かない？ Ｂ：それどころ{か、/じゃないよ。}親父が入院したんだ。

    A: Shall we go to the party tonight? B: No way (literally: Far from it). Dad got hospitalized.

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