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dakara to itte / dake de 23
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Dakara to itte is a conjuction which indicates that while the speaker /
le
writer accepts an assertion / fact in the preceding sentence, he argues
that what is normally expected from the assertion / fact is not (necessar-
ily) applicable. Thus, for example, SI and S2 of KS(A) may lead to an
that Mr. Cheng is not smart. But the speaker denies that
extrapolation in S3. TO paraphrase it, it is something like: 'Mr. Cheng is
poor at Japanese and he can't even get half way through tests. So you
probably think he is not smart, but I don't think that's true.'

2. Dakara to itte often occurs with wake de wa nai or to wa kagiranai, as
shown in all the examples except Ex.(d).

dake de f2tf T phz

a phrase which expresses the idea just V-ing is enough; can just -;
that just doing s.t. is enough for just by V-in;

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Vinf

(You can just sit (lit. be sitting) here.)