こそ
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Particle [edit]
こそ (romaji koso)
- (Emphatic particle, is used for emphasis. There is no direct translation, but it is roughly analogous to "precisely".)
- 今日こそ、遣るぞ!
- きょうこそ、やるぞ!
- Kyō koso, yaru zo!
- Today is when I'm going to do it!
- 君が好きだからこそこれほど頑張っているんだよ。
- きみがすきだからこそこれほどがんばっているんだよ。
- Kimi ga suki da kara koso kore hodo ganbatte iru n da yo.
- It's precisely because I like you [because of my fondness for you] that I'm working this hard.
