Saturday, 15 August 2015

grammar - Difference between てこそ and からこそ



「朝、起きる」という基本中の基本の生活習慣が身に__次の行為へとつながっていくのだ。




I think that both「ついてこそ」and「ついたからこそ」can be fit into the above sentence. However, the textbook gives「ついてこそ」as the right answer and I don't know why.



Answer



Using ~た sounds like it's confined to one specific instance and not a general statement. If the rest of the sentence was also ~た it would be ok IMO, but again different from what the general statement is saying.


Think also about what ~て implies with respect to aspect: completeness of the action.


It is precisely by having got into the most routine of routines -- get up in the morning -- that one can move on to other activities.


No comments:

Post a Comment

readings - Appending 内 to a company name is read ない or うち?

For example, if I say マイクロソフト内のパートナーシップは強いです, is the 内 here read as うち or ない? Answer 「内」 in the form: 「Proper Noun + 内」 is always read 「ない...