せっかく

Examples

1. せっかく来きたのに、店みせは閉しまっていました。

   I came all this way, but the store was closed.

2. せっかくの休やすみだから、出でかけましょう。

   It's a rare day off, so let's go out.

3. せっかく作つくったのに、だれも食たべませんでした。

   I went to the trouble of making it, but nobody ate it.

How to write it

This word is written in kana only — no kanji to draw.

More Adverbs words

• さすが साँच्चै नै / जस्तो सोचेकै as (one would) expect
• たとえ जति नै भए पनि even if
• さっそく तुरुन्तै at once / promptly
• ずいぶん एकदमै / निकै quite / very
• 大抵 たいてい प्रायः / सामान्यतया generally
• そろそろ बिस्तारै / अब gradually

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