[JLPT N2] Now that I’ve agreed to do it: 引き受けた+[以上・最中・とたん・一方]?
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[Practice Question]
一度引き受けた(__)、最後まで責任を持ってやります。
*いちど ひきうけた(__)、さいごまで せきにんを もって やります。
1 以上(いじょう)
2 最中(さいちゅう)
3 とたん
4 一方(いっぽう)
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[Answer]
一度引き受けた(1 以上)、最後まで責任を持ってやります。
Now that I’ve agreed to do it, I’ll take responsibility and see it through to the end.
〜以上
= now that ~ / since ~
After it, we often say what we will do or must do.
First, look at:
最後まで責任を持ってやります
= I’ll take responsibility and finish the job.
How does the speaker feel?
→ Determined to finish the job!
Why?
一度引き受けた
= I’ve already agreed to do it.
→ “I said I’d do it, so I should finish it.”
For this, we use 〜以上.
引き受けた以上
= now that I’ve agreed to do it
So, the correct answer is 1 以上.
✖ Other choices:
2 最中(さいちゅう)
= in the middle of ~
3 とたん
= the moment ~ / just as ~
〜(た)とたん tells us what happened right away.
Here, やります tells us what the speaker plans to do.
4 一方(いっぽう)
〜一方(で) = on the other hand
〜一方だ = keep getting ~
I hope this explanation helps! 😊