Lingakuましてや
Frequency rank: 5,399. – 5,405.
- much less; to say nothing ofword usually written using kana alone
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- ましてやFrequency rank: 5,399. – 5,405.
- 況してや【ましてや】
Generated definitions (experimental)
- much less; to say nothing of
This phrase is used to indicate that the first part of the statement is true, and it is even more so for the second, emphasizing that the situation is more extreme than what has just been mentioned.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ましてやmuch lessましてやいうまでもなく言うまでもなくto say nothing ofましてやかれ彼がくる来るとはおもわなかった思わなかったI didn't think he would come, much less...そのもんだい問題はわたくし私にはむずかしい難しい。ましてやきみ君にはむり無理だ。That problem is difficult for me; much less for you.そのけいかく計画はじっこう実行ふかのう不可能だ。ましてやよさん予算がない。The plan is unfeasible; much less when there is no budget.かれ彼はいちど一度もべんきょう勉強しなかった。ましてやしけん試験にごうかく合格するはずがない。He never studied, much less could he pass the exam.
Example sentences
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She can't speak English, much less French.
She can speak Spanish, much more English.
He can speak some Spanish, much more English.
I don't like grilled fish, let alone raw fish.
I can't afford to buy a used car, much less a new car.
I have no intention of lending this watch to anyone, much less parting with it.
I can't even speak English very well, much less Spanish.
I can't play the guitar, much less the violin.
The appropriation is pin-money; it wouldn't be enough even to build a gym, much less build the administration building.
He knows little of mathematics, still less of chemistry.
He cannot speak English, much less German.