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12課 原因・理由 教科書 p.52〜55
Cause & reason — precisely because…, because…, because it has been…
12課

〜ではあるまいし

教科書 p.52
接続:名/普通形 + ではあるまいし
It's not… where…. Refute the absurd premise → should don't do that / should do differently.
注意 / Note:Spoken language has a blaming, disparaging tone. The latter part is often advice and criticism.
比較 / Compare:〜ではあるまいし(mouth language, reproach)/〜ではないのだから(more neutral).
よく出る形 / Common form:名/普通形+ではあるまいし+(忠告・批判).
子供ではあるまいし、そんなことで泣くな。
It's not like children cry because of that.
神様ではあるまいし、未来のことなど分かるはずがない。
There are no gods who can know the future.
初めて会うわけではあるまいし、そんなに緊張しなくてもいい。
It's not like we're meeting for the first time so we have to be so nervous.

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