[A] に しろ、[B] に しろ
Whether [A] or [B]
[A] and [B] can be verbs, nouns or adjectives;
[Verb A root form] ni shiro, [Verb A nai form] ni shiro
[Verb phrase A] ni shiro, [Verb phrase B] ni shiro
[Noun A] ni shiro, [Noun B] ni shiro
[Adjective A] ni shiro, [Adjective B] ni shiro
This pattern can be used for variou situations, but especially used to ask someone to do something or to give an advice.
Example sentences
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| | らいしゅう | やす | | と | | き | |
A | : | 来週 | 休 | みを | 取 | るかどうか、 | 決 | めましたか。 |
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らいしゅう next week, やすみを とる take a day off, take holidays
やすみ holiday, vacation, day off, とる to take, get
-か どうか、きめましたか?Have you decided whether you're doing or not?
-か どうか whether or not, if or not, きめます to decide, make up one's mind, settle, fix
まだ きめて いません I haven't decided yet, まだ (+ negative) not yet
きめて te form of kimeru; decide, -て います expressing progressive or state
あした tomorrow, -までに by (time), no later than, れんらく して ください please contact, please let me know
れんらく [sv] contact, inform, get in touch, -て ください Please do
来33,週27,休52,取259,決225,明88,日19,連541,絡542
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2. |
い | | い | | はや | | き | |
行 | くにしろ、 | 行 | かないにしろ、 | 早 | く | 決 | めてください。 |
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わたしは どちらでも いい I don't mind either way (whether you go or not), -けど but
いくに しろ、いかないに しろ Whether you go or not
はやく きめて ください please decide soon, please decide quickly
はやく early, soon / fast, quickly [adv.], きめて te form of kimeru; decide
-て ください Please do
私76,行34,早376,決225
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しょうがつ | りょこう | | くに | | かえ | |
お正月 | 旅行 | するにしろ、 | 国 | に | 帰 | るにしろ、 |
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おしょうがつ the New Year, New Year holidays, りょこう [sv] travel, trip, journey
くに country, nation / one's home country, かえる to return, go home, はやく early, soon / fast, quickly
よやく [sv] reserve, book, -た ほうが いい giving advice; you should do, you had better do
-よ telling one's opinion or one's advice with friendly sound
正526,月20,旅416,行34,国163,帰35,早376,予353,約354,方45
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でんわ [sv] telephone, call, メール [sv] email, とりあえず for the time being, tentatively
へんじを する to reply, to respond, -た ほうが いい giving advice; you should do, you had better do
-よ telling one's opinion or one's advice with friendly sound
電141,話122,返338,事137,方45
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5. |
| どうぶつえん | |
ディズニーランドにしろ、 | 動物園 | にしろ、 |
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ディズニーランド Disneyland, どうぶつ・えん zoo, どうぶつ animal
れんきゅう consecutive holidays, holidays in a row, こんでいます to be crowded, be packed with people
動374,物252,園507,連541,休52,混651
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たか | | やす | | か | |
高 | いにしろ、 | 安 | いにしろ、 | 買 | うしかないでしょう。 |
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たかい expensive, やすい inexpensive, low price, cheap, かう to buy
-しか ない (verb root form +) no choice but to do, all we can do is, -でしょう we should do, we must do
高101,安102,買119
Practice the following words
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1. | 来週next week |
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2. | 休みを取るtake a day off, take holidays |
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3. | 休みholiday, vacation, day off |
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4. | 取ります/取るto take, get |
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5. | 決めます/決める to decide, make up one's mind, settle |
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6. | まだ決めていませんI haven't decided yet |
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7. | 明日tomorrow |
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8. | まだ(+ negative) not yet |
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9. | -までにby (time), no later than |
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10. | 連絡してください please contact, please let me know |
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11. | 連絡[sv] contact, inform, get in touch |
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12. | どちらでも いい either is fine, whichever is fine, I don't mind either way |
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13. | -けどbut |
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14. | 行きます/行くto go |
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15a. | 早くearly, soon |
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15b. | 速くfast, quickly |
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16. | お正月the New Year, New Year holidays |
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17. | 旅行[sv] travel, trip, journey |
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18. | 国country, nation / one's home country |
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19. | 帰ります/帰るto return, go home |
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20. | 予約[sv] reservation, booking |
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21. | 電話[sv] telephone, call |
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22. | メール[sv] email |
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23. | とりあえずfor the time being, tentatively |
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24. | 返事をするto reply, to respond |
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25. | 返事[sv] reply, response, answer |
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26. | ディズニーランドDisneyland |
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27. | 動物園zoo |
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28. | 動物animal |
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29. | 連休 consecutive holidays, holidays in a row |
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30. | 混んでいます/混んでいる to be crowded, be packed with people, be busy |
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31. | 高いhigh, tall / expensive |
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32. | 安いinexpensive, low price, cheap |
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33. | 買います/買うto buy |
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34. | -しかない (verb root form +) no choice but to do, all we can do is |
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Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up Conversation)
yasumi o toru ka doo ka, kimemashita ka?
plain form + -ka doo ka,:whether or not, if or not
Level 3 Chapter 2
mada kimete imasen
verb te form + -te imasu:expressing the progressive, a state of being or a habitual action
Level 2 Chapter 4
renraku shite kudasai / hayaku kimete kudasai
verb te form + -te kudasai:please do
Level 2 Chapter 5
hayaku yoyaku shita hoo ga ii desu / toriaezu henji o shita hoo ga ii desu
verb ta form + -ta hoo ga ii:had better do, should do
Level 2 Chapter 12
kau shika nai deshoo
plain form + deshoo:must be, should be, will be
Level 3 Chapter 1