[JLPT N2] Setting the price aside: 値段＋[はというと・はもとより・はもちろん・はさておき]？
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[Practice Question]
この車、値段（＿＿）色や形はとてもすばらしい。
*このくるま、ねだん（＿＿）いろやかたちはとてもすばらしい。
1 はというと
2 はもとより
3 はもちろん
4 はさておき
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[Answer]
この車、値段（4 はさておき）色や形はとてもすばらしい。
Setting the price aside, this car’s color and design are excellent.
〜はさておき
= “setting ~ aside” / “let’s not talk about ~ now”
First, look at the second half:
色や形「は」とてもすばらしい。
This 「は」 is the contrast 「は」.
It compares two things:
色や形
→ すばらしい！
値段
→ ？
The sentence doesn’t say.
Maybe the price is too high, or has a little problem.
So the speaker puts the price aside,
and talks only about the color and shape.
値段はさておき
= setting the price aside
That’s why the correct answer is 4 はさておき.
✖ Other choices:
1 はというと
= “speaking of ~”
After はというと, you must talk about the price.
2 はもとより / 3 はもちろん
Both mean “not only A, but also B.”
They mean the same — so neither can be the answer!
Also, this pattern needs 「も」:
値段はもちろん、色や形「も」すばらしい。
= The price is good, and the color and shape are good, too.
But our sentence uses 「は(contrast)」, and it does not praise the price.
I hope this explanation helps! 😊