[Question]

自分で(かせぐ/かせいで)こそ、お金の大切さがわかる

じぶんで(かせぐ/かせいで)こそ、おかねのたいせつさがわかる

Only after you earn your own money can you understand the importance of money.

 

かせぐ vs かせいで

Which one is correct?

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[Answer]

自分で(かせいで)こそ、お金の大切さがわかる

じぶんで(かせいで)こそ、おかねのたいせつさがわかる

 

〜てこそ

Verb[te-form]て＋こそ

＝〜てはじめて、〜なければわからない

now that…, since (something has happened)…, only after…

 

Example

一人(ひとり)暮(ぐ)らしをしてこそ、両親(りょうしん)のありがたさがわかる。

You don’t realize how much you appreciate your parents until you live on your own.

 

けんかをしてこそ、本当(ほんとう)の友(とも)だちになる。

Only through fighting can we become true friends.

 

 

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