〜ばこそ (~ba koso) — precisely because
'For exactly that reason' — 「あなたのことを思えばこそ」(precisely because I care about you).
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
- After the manager scolds you, a senpai explains 「店長はあなたのことを思えばこそ、厳しく言うのです」(he speaks harshly precisely because he cares about you).
- It is formal and written — in everyday speech 「からこそ」is far more common.
Meaning
「〜ばこそ」= 'for exactly that reason' — 「こそ」stresses 'this one, nothing else' about the reason.
How to attach
- Vば + こそ: 思えばこそ
- い-adj → ければ + こそ: 厳しければこそ
- な-adj／N → であれば + こそ: 親友であればこそ
Versus what you know
- N3It is the formal, written cousin of 「〜からこそ」— same meaning.
- The look-alike 「〜てこそ」is a condition, 'only by doing, only then' (使ってこそ上手になる).
Watch out
A 「ばこそ」sentence usually ends in 「のだ・のです」, because it is explaining 'this is the reason'.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
店長はあなたのことを思えばこそ、厳しく注意したのです。
てんちょうはあなたのことをおもえばこそ、きびしくちゅういしたのです。
The manager warned you sternly precisely out of concern for you.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 思う = to think → ば-form: 思えば → 「こそ」 (for exactly that reason) → the sentence closes with 「のです」 — explaining the reason.
家族を愛していればこそ、遠い日本で頑張れるのだ。
かぞくをあいしていればこそ、とおいにほんでがんばれるのだ。
It is precisely because I love my family that I can keep going so far away in Japan.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 愛している = love → ば-form: 愛していれば → 「こそ」 = for exactly that reason → 「のだ」 closes the explanation of the reason.
体が健康であればこそ、毎日働けるのです。
からだがけんこうであればこそ、まいにちはたらけるのです。
It is precisely because you are healthy that you can work every day.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 健康 = healthy (な-adj) → 「であれば」: 健康であれば → 「こそ」 → then the explanation of the reason, with 「のです」: 毎日働けるのです.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「親友＿こそ、お互いの欠点を言い合えるのだ。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: How does 「ばこそ」attach to a noun?
N + であれば + こそ: 親友であればこそ = precisely because we are best friends.
Which sentence is unnatural?
💡 Hint: ばこそ explains 'this is the reason' — it is not a plain condition or guess.
ばこそ names 'exactly that reason' for something real and usually ends in のだ; it does not work for a plain 'if it rains, maybe…' (use 雨が降れば there).
Which N3 form is closest in meaning to 「〜ばこそ」?
💡 Hint: The form that stresses a reason.
ばこそ is the formal version of からこそ — 'precisely because'.
Your score: /3