VOCABULARY
いざ知らず
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I don't know about others, but...
whether ... or not, leaving that aside, i don't know about x, but...
idiom
phrase
Example sentences
昔ならいざ知らず、今は無理だ。
I don't know about the old days, but it's impossible now.
子供ならいざ知らず、大人がやることか。
I don't know about children, but is that something an adult does?
専門家ならいざ知らず、私には分からない。
I don't know about experts, but I have no idea.
他人ならいざ知らず、親友の頼みは断れない。
I don't know about a stranger, but I can't refuse a best friend's request.
Practice exercises
1
昔ならいざ知らず、今は違う。
I don't know about the past, but now is different.
Answer
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2
普通の人はいざ知らず、彼ならできるだろう。
I don't know about others, but he can probably do it.
Answer
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3
昔のことならいざ知らず、最近の事件は許せない。
Leaving aside things of the past, recent incidents are unforgivable.
Answer
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4
子供ならいざ知らず、大人がそんなことを言うとは情けない。
I don't know about a child, but for an adult to say that is pathetic.
Answer
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5
専門家ならいざ知らず、素人が判断するのは危険だ。
I don't know about an expert, but for an amateur to judge is dangerous.
Answer
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