こそあれ

koso are

Conjunction

1. although

29 Variants Available

Essential 2 items

こそあった

koso atta

The past form

1. Was indeed; Used to be

Verb

#25321

こそあって

koso atte

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Precisely because of; Only because of

Conjunction

#35935

Common 11 items

こそあったばかり

koso attabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just happened.; Recently occurred.

Verb

#30782

こそあっちゃう

koso acchau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. It happened after all.; I ended up doing it.

Verb

#32621

こそあっちゃダメ

koso accha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Must not be [that] way.; Shouldn't be like that.

Conjunction

#34244

こそあっていない

koso atte inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not being.; Not existing.

Conjunction

#33866

こそあっている

koso atte iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Being in the process of sewing.; Being in the midst of mending.

Verb

#31878

こそあってはいけない

koso attewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not have.; Should not exist.

Adjective

#26582

こそあってもいい

koso attemo ii

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. Even if it is…; Even so, it’s okay.

Adjective

#34755

こそあっとく

koso attoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. Indeed.; Precisely.

Conjunction

#35014

こそあれところ

koso aretokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to; Just about to

Verb

#36384

こそあれみたい

kosoare mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Looks like…; Seems like…

Conjunction

#32742

こそあっています

koso atte imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Are meeting (politely); Are in the process of meeting

Conjunction

#34956

Advanced 16 items

こそあったそうだ

koso atta sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. It seems...; I heard...

Conjunction

#36063

こそあっただろう

koso attadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably was.; Likely existed.

Conjunction

#34580

こそあったところ

koso atta tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Just did that.; Was in the middle of doing that.

Verb

#34197

こそあったら

koso attara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If there were…; If it existed…

Conjunction

#37338

こそあったらしい

koso attarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. It seems there was…; Apparently there was…

Conjunction

#25764

こそあってくれ

koso atte kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Please be there.; Do come.

Conjunction

#24960

こそあってちょうだい

koso atte chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Please bring [it].; Just get [it] for me.

Conjunction

#33156

こそあれそうだ

koso aresōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. It seems that...; It appears that...

Conjunction

#26537

こそあれと

koso areto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. Even if; Though

Conjunction

#33396

こそあれな

koso arena

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Don't you dare.; Absolutely not.

Conjunction

#32017

こそあれなら

koso arenara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. Even if it is that…; If that is the case…

Conjunction

#37053

こそあれようだ

kosoare yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. It seems; Apparently

Conjunction

#31652

こそあれらしい

koso arerashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems like; Apparently

Conjunction

#37181

こそあってくださいませ

koso atte kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please definitely have [it/this].; Please be sure to have [it/this].

Conjunction

#34762

こそあってはならない

koso attewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Must not exist.; Absolutely forbidden.

Adjective

#35195

こそあってもよろしい

koso attemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. With that, it would be permissible.; It would be alright, even with that.

Adjective

#36233

Word Pronunciation

29 Variants Available