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kekkci / kono 1 2 7
other words, the speaker has some expectation about something, and
believes that reality is relatively higher or lower than his expectation.
~ekk6 in the KS and Exs. can be all replaced by wari(ai) to / ni or by
wariai.
hr) hW
[5] a. Z La)? LC&, 3J(B) kBblLbl;ta, (cf. KS)
(The sushi served here is rather good.)
b. &a>AC&.Bd&VG:E;i&TLd 5, T$, BjkRWlblA
T*, (cf. Ex.@))
(He looks dumb, but he is rather smart.)
c. +El I&. s @ H Ga)K&~d'BJ8?BATbl6 ;ta (cf. Ex.(f))
(Today is Sunday, but the highway is rather crowded,
isn't it?)

The replaced versions express the speaker's comparison between the
expectation and the reality. So, for example, in [5a], the speaker
expected that sushi served at the restaurant would not be delicious
because the store did not look good or the price was cheap. But he is
pleasantly surprised that sushi served there is pretty good. If such com-
parison between the expectation and the reality is difficult the replace-
ment becomes impossible as shown in [6] below.

kono Z 0 dem. adj.

the last; this past; this; this
indicates a time or time period coming