Topic N3
Japanese Learning
42. こそ : Precisely / Exactly / Indeed.
✏️Structure
Noun/Verb-te + こそ💡Usage
Used to strongly emphasize a noun or action. "It is precisely A that...", "It is thanks to A that...".
📚Examples
いつも励ましてくれるあなたこそ、本当に頑張ってください。
Itsumo hagemashite kureru anata koso, hontou ni ganbatte kudasai.
You, who always encourage me, are the one who should really do your best.
長年の努力が実を結んで、今こそチャンスを掴む時だ。
Naganen no doryoku ga mi wo musunde, ima koso chansu wo tsukamu toki da.
After years of effort bearing fruit, now is precisely the time to seize the opportunity.
何度も失敗を繰り返して努力してこそ、初めて成功できるのだ。
Nando mo shippai wo kurikaeshite doryoku shite koso, hajimete seikou dekiru no da.
Only by making efforts through repeated failures can one succeed for the first time.
お世話になったのはこちらこそですから、本当にありがとうございます。
Osewa ni natta no wa kochira koso desu kara, hontou ni arigatou gozaimasu.
It is I who received help, so I truly thank you very much.
困難な状況に直面して失敗してこそ、人は多くのことを学べるものだ。
Konnan na joukyou ni chokumen shite shippai shite koso, hito wa ooku no koto wo manaberu mono da.
Only by facing difficult situations and failing can people learn many things.
長年一緒に働いてきた彼こそ、この会社の真の功労者だと思う。
Naganen issho ni hataraite kita kare koso, kono kaisha no shin no kourousha da to omou.
He, who has worked together for many years, is precisely the true contributor to this company.
辛い経験を乗り越えて苦労してこそ、人生の本当の価値が分かるようになる。
Tsurai keiken wo norikoete kurou shite koso, jinsei no hontou no kachi ga wakaru you ni naru.
Only by overcoming painful experiences and hardships can one come to understand the true value of life.
今回のプロジェクトで成功したのは、これこそ私が長年探していた答えだ。
Konkai no purojekuto de seikou shita no wa, kore koso watashi ga naganen sagashite ita kotae da.
Succeeding in this project, this is precisely the answer I have been searching for many years.
毎日コツコツと練習してこそ、楽器が上手に弾けるようになるのです。
Mainichi kotsukotsu to renshuu shite koso, gakki ga jouzu ni hikeru you ni naru no desu.
Only by practicing diligently every day can one become good at playing a musical instrument.
応援してくれる家族や友人がいる君こそ、本当に幸せな人だと思うよ。
Ouen shite kureru kazoku ya yuujin ga iru kimi koso, hontou ni shiawase na hito da to omou yo.
You, who have family and friends supporting you, are truly the happy one, I think.