なおさら (naosara)

Meaning & usage

なおさら means all the more or even more so, emphasizing that a feeling, evaluation, or situation holds with greater force because of a stated reason or comparison. It is an adverb placed directly before the predicate it strengthens, often in structures like 〜からなおさら〜 or 〜はなおさらだ. It is common in formal writing and careful speech, and it should modify the verb or adjective itself rather than an earlier noun phrase.

Example sentences 5

1. 彼かれは英語えいごを知しらない。フランス語ごはなおさらのことだ。

   He does not know English, much less French.

2. 英語は話せません。スペイン語はなおさらできません。

   I cannot speak English, much less Spanish.

3. 彼には欠点があるからなおさら好きだ。

   I like him all the better for his faults.

4. 彼には欠点があるから、私はなおさら彼が好きだ。

   I like him all the better for his faults.

5. 私は物理が好きです。まして数学はなおさら好きです。

   I like physics, and I like mathematics even more.