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VOCABULARY
たかが
ta
た
ka
か
ga
が
only / just / a mere
merely, only, just, at most
adverb
Example sentences
たかがゲームで本ほん気きで怒おこるな。
Don't get seriously angry over just a game.
たかが千せん円えんのことで悩なやむな。
Don't fret over a mere thousand yen.
たかが風か邪ぜと油ゆ断だんは禁きん物もつだ。
It's merely a cold, but carelessness is forbidden.
たかが一いっ回かいの失しっ敗ぱいじゃないか。
It's only one failure, isn't it?

Practice exercises

1
たかが子こどもの言いうことだと、聞きき流ながしてはいけません。
It's only what a child says, but you shouldn't just ignore it.
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2
たかが数時間すうじかんの遅おくれで、プロジェクト全体ぜんたいが停止ていしする事態じたいは避さけたい。
We want to avoid a situation where the entire project halts due to only a few hours' delay.
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3
たかが自分じぶんの失敗しっぱいだと軽視けいししたが、その影響えいきょうは甚大じんだいだった。
He made light of it as just his own mistake, but the impact was enormous.
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4
たかが一票いっぴょうという無関心むかんしんが、民主主義みんしゅしゅぎの根幹こんかんを揺ゆるがしかねない。
The indifference that it's just one vote could shake the very foundation of democracy.
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5
たかが千円せんえんだ、気きにするな。
It's just a thousand yen, don't worry.
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