Definition of 況して (まして)

ま

況して

まして

mashite

JLPT N1

Common word

expression, adverb

still more, to say nothing of, not to mention(usually kana)

still less(usually kana)(with neg. verb)

Related Kanji

況	condition, situation
増	increase, add, augment, gain, promote

Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 38 results)

わたし

じてんしゃ

、

くるま

I don't have a bicycle, let alone a car

かれ

くるま

か

、

いえ

か

He cannot buy a car, still less a house

かれ

う

。

およ

He can't even float let alone swim

じゆう

きょうじゅ

けんり

も

。

じんせい

きょうじゅ

けんり

Everyone has a right to enjoy his liberty, and all the more, his life

かれ

いえ

か

よゆう

。

じどうしゃ

か

He can afford to buy a house, to say nothing of a car

かれ

じどうしゃ

か

よゆう

。

いえ

か

He cannot afford to buy a car, much less a house

かれ

きょうし

、

がくしゃ

He is not a teacher, much less a scholar

わたし

そぼ

の

。

じてんしゃ

My grandmother can ride a motorcycle, and what's more, a bicycle

わたし

うんてん

。

くるま

うんてん

I cannot drive a motorcycle, much less a car

ご

よ

でき

。

はな

でき

I can't even read French, much less speak it

わたし

ぶつり

す

。

すうがく

す

I like physics, and I like mathematics even more

わたし

すうがく

す

。

ぶつり

す

I don't like math, much less physics

わたし

おんがく

す

、

えんそう

す

I like listening to music, and playing music even more

わたし

ご

よ

、

はな

い

I can't read French, let alone speak it

わたし

ちゅうこしゃ

か

。

、

しんしゃ

か

よゆう

I can't afford to buy a used car, much less a new one

ぼく

じてんしゃ

か

よゆう

。

くるま

I could not afford to buy a bicycle, much less a car

わたし

す

。

だいす

I like cheese, much more cheesecake

かのじょ

ご

はな

、

えいご

はな

She can speak French, much more English

かれ

ご

はな

。

えいご

はな

He can speak French, not to mention English

かれ

じぶん

かぞく

と

、

いっこく

おさ

He can't run his own family, let alone a nation

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