～はもちろん

Today’s Grammar Point: ～はもちろん

Today’s post is based on the adverb もちろん, which itself means “of course,” “needless to say,” “naturally,” etc.” It can be used in the form of “～はもちろんです/～はもちろんだ” and that can be translated like “there is no doubt that ～,” it goes without saying that ～,” etc.
The most common usage of もちろん, however, would be “～はもちろん、…も” which can be translated as “Not only ～ but also …”

Connection

• [noun] + はもちろん
• [plain form verb] + の + はもちろん
• [いadjective stem] い/かった + の + はもちろん
• [なadjective] な/だった + の + はもちろん

Examples

「パーティーに行いきますか。」「もちろん、行いきます。」
“Will you go to the party?” “Of course, I will.”

「すしが好すきですか。」「もちろん好すきです。」
“Do you like sushi?” “Of course I like it.”

ジョンさんはもちろん合格ごうかくするだろう。
John will of course pass.

ジョンさんが怒いかるのはもちろんだ。
Of course, John gets angry.

毎日まいにち日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうするのはもちろんですが、週しゅうに一回いっかい会話かいわの練習れんしゅうもします。
Of course, I study Japanese every day, but I also practice conversation once a week.

エイミーさんは英語えいごはもちろん、ドイツ語ごとフランス語ごも話はなします。
It goes without saying that Amy speaks English but she also speaks German and French.

私わたしの祖母そぼは料理りょうりはもちろん、裁縫さいほうや編み物あみものも上手じょうずでした。
My grandmother was good at sewing and knitting as well as cooking.

祖母そぼの料理りょうりはおいしいのはもちろん、見みた目めもきれいです。
Not only is my grandmother’s food delicious, but it also looks beautiful.

ジョンさんはお酒さけはもちろん、甘酒あまざけも飲のみません。
John doesn’t drink amazake, let alone alcohol.
甘酒あまざけ = sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees. doesn’t contain much alcohol.

甘酒あまざけで体からだが温あたたまったのはもちろん、心こころも温あたたまりました。
Not only did amazake warm my body, but it also warmed my heart.

晴はれた日ひはもちろん、雨あめの日ひでも散歩さんぽを欠かかしません。
Not only on sunny days, but also on rainy days, I do not miss a walk.

ジョンさんはパソコンはもちろん、携帯電話けいたいでんわも使つかいません。
John doesn’t use a mobile phone, let alone a personal computer.

ジョンさんはスマートフォンが嫌きらいなのはもちろん、テキストメッセージも嫌きらいです。
Not only does John dislike smartphones, he dislikes text messages also.

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