[JLPT N2] Even though they were busy: 忙しい+[に先だって・にもかかわらず・につき・にこたえて]?
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[Practice Question]
仕事が忙しい(__)、友だちが引っ越しの手伝いに来てくれた。
*しごとがいそがしい(__)、ともだちがひっこしのてつだいにきてくれた。
1 に先(さき)だって
2 にもかかわらず
3 につき
4 にこたえて
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[Answer]
仕事が忙しい(2 にもかかわらず)、友だちが引っ越しの手伝いに来てくれた。
Even though my friend was busy with work, they came to help me move.
〜にもかかわらず
= even though ~ / despite ~
This is a formal expression of 〜のに.
In this sentence:
友だちは仕事が忙しい
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You wouldn’t expect them to come and help.
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But they came!
The result is the opposite of what we expect.
That’s when we use 〜にもかかわらず.
仕事が忙しいにもかかわらず
= even though (they were) busy with work
So, the correct answer is 2 にもかかわらず.
✖ Other Choices:
1 に先だって
= before ~ / prior to ~
3 につき
= because of ~ / due to ~
4 にこたえて
= in response to ~
I hope this explanation helps! 😊