Weekly Grammar Release - August 29th

N1 Lesson 10

せずにはすまない - won’t get away without, won’t get off without, have to, have no choice but to, can’t not
に堪えない - cannot bear to, cannot stand to, too much to, cannot go on doing, cannot tolerate
始末だ - ends up, finally, in the end, (unfortunately) as a result, this is what happened, to come about, to wind up
ものなら・もんなら - if you were to do, if you try to, if … happens, should there be

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I think you duplicated this one:
ものなら | Japanese Grammar SRS
ものなら・もんなら | Japanese Grammar SRS

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One uses potential form the other uses volitional :+1:

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Ah. Verrrrrrrry similar-looking structure/words. :face_with_raised_eyebrow: Japanese and the nuances. :sweat:

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We have changed the titles to avoid confusion :slight_smile:

Thanks for the feedback :+1:

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